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Control Room Operator

Oxy
Midland, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 5/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/3/2026
Oxy produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy

Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

This position will be located in our Midland, TX. The Control Room Operator will work in the Midland Integrated Operations Center (IOC) to monitor field operations for both Midstream and E&P and work as a team integrating Midstream and E&P Operations.

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Monitor electronic information and provide feedback and recommendations for diagnostics as well as predictive data.
  • Provide daily reports comprised of total field operations.
  • Coordinate operations activities and emergency responses as needed.
  • Assist in maintaining daily activity logs, operational information and status reports including safety/environmental incident reporting.
  • Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
  • Under limited supervision, assists in monitoring field operations by responding to alarms or to direct guidance from more experienced personnel.
  • Respond appropriately to most routine problems independently.
  • Uses knowledge of how surveillance applications are represented in field operations and dispatches appropriate resources for problem resolution.
  • Evaluates daily production estimates to identify production shortfalls that may be related to equipment problems, leaks or spills, theft or changing well conditions.
  • Utilizes knowledge of local EHS policies as they pertain to specific operations.
  • Participate in extensive field operations training to improve knowledge of operations and process flows.

Qualifications

  • 5 or more years of oil field experience
  • Applies thorough operating knowledge to complete job duties.
  • Works under limited supervision.
  • Participates as a team member and builds on comments of others.
  • Prioritizes routine and non routine tasks assigned by others.
  • Willing to train in the TX Delaware field.

Education

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.

Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation.

Occidental does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

  • Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
  • Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
  • Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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