Requirements
- proven technical expertise, professionalism, and patience, with the leadership skills to inspire teams and uphold Stage 3’s reputation for safety and operational excellence.
Work Arrangement
On-site — Bakken Basin
Team
Team size: up to 20 technicians. Structure: team of Solids Control Technicians and contractors
Additional Information
- Able to work 20 days on and 10 days off - BAKKEN BASIN. (Rotation will vary by Basin).
- Able to work a 12-hour shift, including overtime.
- Able to oversee a team of up to 20 technicians, on a rotational schedule that will consist of day, night and possibly a swing shift.
- Must be able to travel domestically to remote rig locations, in company vehicle, throughout the United States.
- Will be assigned to one rig, or multiple rigs, based on business needs.
- Maybe required to sit a tower on an active rig.
- Will oversee a crew of technicians who operate and maintain a variety of solids control equipment including shaker tanks, centrifuge, drying equipment, and pumps.
- Will have an expert level understanding of oil and gas drilling processes.
- Will have expert knowledge of Environmental Services (construction, utilities).
- Will be responsible for knowing how to troubleshoot electrical issues by having basic knowledge of electrical principles including currents, volts, circuits, and power.
- Will oversee various solids control services such as, air drilling, barite recovery, de-watering, floc water, fluid transfers, target lo gravity solids, cuttings drying/invert recovery, etc.
- Will have comprehensive understanding of drilling fluid properties including drilling fluid weight, funnel viscosity, retort analysis and will perform drilling fluid analysis.
- Will oversee, and when necessary, perform routine maintenance services, and routine electrical services on various equipment.
- Will oversee and mentor and coach technicians on standard operating procedure for moving cuttings from pits to trailers, by operating heavy machinery, safely and efficiently.
- Must complete mentor certification program aiding in the ability to handle a variety of personality issues appropriately.
- Will perform rig audits.
- Will pick up and deliver necessary equipment to rig site(s), as required.
- Will make grocery runs with/for your technicians, as required.
- Must maintain a clean and orderly “backyard” and employee housing.
- Will audit daily PJRA/JSA, inspection reports, observation reports, and checklists, daily and as required.
- Will oversee PPE/FR’s protocols for staff working in the backyard.
- Will lead by example, all safety protocols.
- Will be required to work in the shop on crossover days or as otherwise directed.
- Will send weekly updates to Area Leaders, summarizing staff activity (concerns).
