Shop Technician 1 - Midstream Services

Expro; La Porte (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Expro is seeking a candidate in La Porte, Indiana, for maintenance and diagnostic responsibilities in a workshop. The role involves repairing equipment, conducting inspections, and ensuring documentation compliance.

Qualifications include a technical background with at least 2 years of industry experience, strong mechanical aptitude, and effective communication skills. The position offers opportunities for professional growth within a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Must effectively communicate mechanical problems to leadership.
• Must be able to work in a shop environment.
• Must pass pre-employment screenings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs.
• Prepare equipment to company standards safety.
• Assist with rigging and movement of equipment.

Skills

Good mechanical aptitude

Effective communication

Time-management skills

Education

Technical qualification

2+ years product line experience or 5 years industry experience

Job description

Overall Purpose of the Job

Work under general supervision within a workshop environment carrying out maintenance, diagnostics and repairs to a range of equipment. Undertake the preparation of equipment to company standards in a safe manner for use within an operational environment.

Key Activities And Accountabilities

• Undertake under supervision the preventative and predictive maintenance and also the diagnostics and repair of equipment in line with work plans up to the required company quality and certification standards.
• Assist with the rigging up, building and rigging down of equipment as required.
• May be required to drive a forklift to undertake the movement, loading and unloading of equipment provided current driving qualification held.
• Undertake required inspections of equipment and prepare the appropriate documentation to ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and practices. Ensure that all documentation is the correct revision.
• Report all incidents and non‑conformances in line with the appropriate procedures and deadlines.
• Update job packs and return to the foreman/supervisor at the end of each work period.
• Liaise with various internal departments such as logistics and stores to ensure all required components and movement of items is achieved in line with operational requirements.
• Actively participate in morning meetings to discuss safety, maintenance status/tasks, mobilisation/demobilisation updates, etc.
• Attend and participate in toolbox talks and planning meetings when required.
• Carry out daily housekeeping of work place and tools to ensure a clean working environment.
• Liaise with supervisor, team members and operations personnel as and when required to ensure all aspects of the schedule of work are discussed with the relevant parties to ensure effective communication to achieve safe completion of maintaining and the repairing of equipment for task completion.

Job Knowledge And Qualifications

• Technical qualification with 2+ years product line related experience or 5 years previous industry related work experience preferably in the related product line.
• Good working knowledge of tools and good mechanical aptitude.
• Must be able to work in a shop environment.
• Effectively communicates mechanical problems to shop leadership and assists in diagnosing and repairing issue(s).
• Ability to meet physical demands of job duties and work safely and effectively in a high paced workflow.
• Must be able to speak, read, write English well enough to read technical documents and effectively communicate with team members.
• Treats everyone with dignity and respect.
• Self-motivated with excellent time-management skills.
• Satisfactory results of pre-employment screenings (i.e. background check, drug/alcohol test, physical).

Expro is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions relating to qualified candidates are made fairly and consistently.

Diversity and inclusiveness is important to our current and future success by providing varied experiences, ideas and insights to inform decisions, identify new approaches and solve business challenges.