Automation Specialist

Location

Hobbs, New Mexico, United States Industry

Oil & Gas - Onshore Oil Function

Field Services Job Type

Contract Date Added

May 8, 2024 Airswift is looking for an Automation Technician to work on a 1+ years contract with one of our clients near Midland, TX. Primary Purpose:

Responsible for performing preventive and corrective maintenance on automation equipment, including troubleshooting, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment/devices. Roles and Responsibilities: Maintain and repair a wide array of automation and electrical equipment associated with upstream onshore oil and gas producing operations. Provide on-site automation support for upstream onshore oil and gas producing operations. Serve as a technical resource for facility control systems and field instrumentation, including level, pressure, flow, vibration, and other instruments. Ensure maintenance activities comply with relevant industry and corporate Process Control standards. Follow PLC programming practices, standards, and MOC procedures. Identify problem areas with instrumentation and control systems to determine strategic improvement opportunities. Leverage CMMS, such as SAP, to facilitate maintenance operations processes. Required Knowledge, Experience, Skills, and Competencies: 2-year Instrumentation or Automation technology degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher (or equivalent technical working experience with a good track record of safety). 3+ years of Oil Field experience. Intermediate knowledge of well RTU designs, programming, and troubleshooting. Intermediate knowledge of analog and discrete instrumentation, and various serial and ethernet communications protocols. Intermediate knowledge of technical standards and guidelines (API, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ISA, etc.). Basic knowledge of maintaining PLC programs in function block, ladder logic, and structured text. Basic knowledge of maintaining local HMI operator interfaces. Ability and willingness to work 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and participate in an on-call rotation. Schedules may vary depending on location. Ability and willingness to travel to unassigned job areas on an as-needed basis. Ability and willingness to work under air (fit test) and work from aerial manlift platform. Works safely around instrumentation and electrical systems. Capable of working responsibly with limited supervision. Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and Windows Operating Systems. Preferred Experience: Bachelor's degree in Automation with GPA of 3.0 or higher (or foreign equivalent). 5+ years of Oil Field experience. 1+ years of upstream oil and gas automation experience. Experience with Allen-Bradley & Rosemount. Able to read and understand Cause & Effects, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, control narratives, etc. Basic ability to troubleshoot control networks for well sites, well pads, tank battery, saltwater disposal, and compressor stations (ControlNet, Ethernet I/P, Network Switches, fiber optics, RF communications). Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with management, technical, and field personnel. Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals. Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results. Don’t see a job for you? Register for our candidate portal

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