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OSES - Field Service Technician

Oil States Energy Services
Houma, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/22/2026

Oil States Energy Services is currently hiring for a Wireline Field Service Technician at our Houma, LA location. A Field Service Technician is primarily responsible for the installation, operation, repair, removal, and maintenance of company tools and other oilfield equipment.

This position is primarily OFFSHORE.

POSITION SUMMARY:  A Field Service Technician (FST) is primarily responsible for the installation, operation, repair, removal, and maintenance of company tools and other oilfield equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Abides by all Oil States Energy Services, LLC Safety and Operational Policies and Procedures, and abide by all DOT requirements. Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies.
  • Must abide by all Customer Safety policies and procedures while on customers job site.
  • Installs, repairs, operates, removes, troubleshoots, and maintains various company tools and equipment.
  • Drives and operates mobile crane truck, pickup and trailer to deliver tools over state lines up to 70% of the time depending on district location.
  • Regularly drives company vehicle in a safe manner, observing all company and government regulations, between each district and off-site locations at scheduled time.
  • Regularly inspects company equipment for preventative maintenance purposes. Assures proper operation, maintenance, applications, and document repairs and/or damages of company equipment in a timely manner.
  • Completes all paperwork on in a timely manner as required by company and supervisor, including preparation and timely submission of accurate and thorough completion of job reports, driving logs, trip reports and call sheets.
  • Performs maintenance and reports on all company vehicles, and/or company owned and rental equipment.
  • Communicate with service company and oil company personnel
  • May oversee job site services and provide direction to onsite labor when needed.
  • Assists in job action planning with customer on location.
  • Ensures proper delivery of product.
  • Assists in the shop and make deliveries when available.
  • Stay up to date on all required training (including, but not limited to, HSE, customer required, etc.).Train and mentor less experienced employees.
  • Assists in pre-job safety meetings to include review of job safety analysis (JSA) process.
  • Maintains open lines of communication with District Manager and Operations District before, during and after job completion. Ensures management is informed of area activities and attends meetings as required.
  • Maintains open lines of communication with various customers regarding job updates, problems, tool procedures, and hazards on job site locations.
  • Learn SOP’s and work instructions per respective product line.
  • Learn hand signals for job site (crane operation and vehicles).
  • Complete all product line knowledge testing per requirements to progress to next level.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

  • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Must be proficient with a computer.
  • Ability to work and drive in all types of weather conditions.
  • Ability to travel to other facilities, if required.
  • Ability to think quickly in emergency type of situations on job site locations.
  • Ability to operate hand tools.
  • Basic math and algebra skills.
  • Must have mechanical abilities.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
  • Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating, and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Familiar with tools and equipment utilized by company, preferred.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
  • Must be able to travel for an extensive number of days and be on call 24/7.
  • Must maintain a safe driving record as prescribed by company policy.
  • Must successfully pass pre- and post-employment drug and alcohol tests per company policy.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSES

  • Valid driver's license required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Must be able to frequently lift and move materials up to 75 pounds or less unassisted. Anything 76 lbs. or more requires mechanical assistance or a team lift.
  • Requires pushing and pulling up to 140 pounds of force, bending, standing, kneeling, carrying, sitting, climbing for extended periods of time each day.
  • Requires appropriate PPE to be worn; safety glasses, steel toe boots, ear plugs etc.
  • Requires exposure to moderate noise levels.
  • Exposure to warm, hot, and cold temperatures.

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