Airswift
Our client is seeking an Automation Specialist II to work within their facilities located in Mentone, TX for a 1-year assignment (with the possibility of extension depending on performance).
Accountabilities:
- Responsibility of maintaining and repairing 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 technical resource for facility controls systems and field instrumentation including level, pressure, flow, vibration, and other instruments.
- Ensure maintenance activities are executed in compliance 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 the processes of maintenance operations.
Requirements:
- 2-year Instrumentation or Automation technology degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher (or foreign equivalent), or equivalent technical working experience with a good track record of safety.
- 3+ years of experience working as an Automation Specialist.
- 3+ years of Oil Field experience.
- Advanced knowledge of well RTU designs, programming and troubleshooting.
- Advanced knowledge of analog and discrete instrumentation, and various serial and ethernet communications protocols.
- Advanced knowledge of technical standards and guidelines (API, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ISA, etc.).
- Intermediate knowledge of maintaining PLC programs in function block, ladder logic, and structured text.
- Intermediate 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.
Schedule: 7/7 rotation (man camp provided for lodging).
To apply for this job please visit www.airswift.com.