Job Summary

An Automation Technician is essential for installing and maintaining measurement, well optimization, and communications that provide real time information to operators, engineers, and management. Since Automation is in harsh environments, it is critical to perform regular maintenance and repairs to minimize interruption of data for SCADA, Measurement, Production Accounting, Marketing, and Revenue. In addition, Automation allows operators to pump by exception and manage facilities to mitigate negative impacts to personnel and the environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ability to effectively organize, plan, prioritize, document, and complete work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to work in a team environment, take direction from supervisors, keep required job schedules, focus on details, and follow work rules.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Motivated and a Self-Starter. Takes pride and responsibility for attention to details.
• Ability to train operators in the areas of EHS, maintenance, and well optimization.
• Maintain and repair equipment essential to well automation, water pumping systems, water injection facilities, communication sites, and pipeline automation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Communication Errors using CygNet, Rocklink, etc.
• Ability to install, configure, troubleshoot, and repair field automation
• Assure that regulatory and environmental compliances are upheld
• Maintain Automation Preventive Maintenance spreadsheet
• Ability to be available for an on-call schedule and overtime
• Ability to recognize Hazards and report such Hazards
• Maintain JSA and LOTO paperwork as required.

Qualifications

Education

• Technical Degree in mechanical/electrical studies or related field or graduation from a trade school specializing in computer programming, IT, and automation; or combination of formal education.

Specialized knowledge

• Fisher ROCs, Auto Pilots, Weatherford/KimRay, Ferguson/PCS, and Total Flow experience
• Familiar with MDS iNet-II, TransNet, 9810, and 9710X Radios
• PLC Ladder Logic experience is a plus.

Skills & Abilities

• A good safety record as this is a safety sensitive position
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to implement repairs on field automation equipment (RTU’s, Radio’s, Multi-Variable Sensors, Control Valves, Tank Gauge Systems, Pressure and Temperature Transmitters)
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics, ladder diagrams, and mechanical drawings.

Industry Experience

• Instrumentation and Control experience is a plus.
• 8 years’ experience in automation and/or electric installation and maintenance; or 10 years of automated gas well operation.

Working conditions

• Must be available for call out schedule and overtime.
• Frequently required to stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, crouch, and crawl.
• This job is frequently exposed to outside weather and hazardous driving conditions, often exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, and has a risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment may be loud.

Compensation and Benefits