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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in automation and electrical equipment maintenance for upstream oil and gas operations, with a strong focus on PLC programming, instrumentation troubleshooting, and compliance with industry standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Automation Specialist ExperiencePLC ProgrammingInstrumentation TroubleshootingOil Field ExperienceAllen-Bradley & Rosemount
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Hard Skills
PLC ProgrammingAnalog InstrumentationDiscrete InstrumentationRTU DesignControl SystemsHMI Operator InterfacesCause & Effects DiagramsP&ID Wiring DiagramsControl Network TroubleshootingCommunication Protocols
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsInterpersonal Skills
Tools & Technologies
CMMSSAPMS OfficeWindows Operating Systems
Industry Keywords
Upstream Oil and GasProcess Control StandardsAPINECNFPAIEEEISASafety Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Maintain and repair 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 comply with relevant industry and corporate Process Control standards
- Follow PLC programming practices, standards, and MOC procedures
- Identify instrumentation and control-system problem areas and determine strategic improvement opportunities
- Leverage CMMS, such as SAP, to facilitate maintenance operations
- Work with control networks for well sites, well pads, tank batteries, saltwater disposal and compressor stations
Requirements
What you’ll need- 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
- Bachelor's degree in Automation with GPA of 3.0 or higher (or foreign equivalent)
- 3+ years experience working as an Automation Specialist
- 3+ years of Oil Field experience
- 7+ years of Oil Field experience
- 3+ years of upstream oil and gas automation experience
- Experience with Allen-Bradley & Rosemount
- 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
- 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
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and Windows Operating Systems
- Able to read and understand Cause & Effects, P&ID wiring diagrams, control narratives, etc.
- Intermediate ability to troubleshoot control networks for well sites, well pads, tank battery, saltwater disposal and compressor stations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Oxy does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role
Benefits
Comp & perks- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunities for personal growth
- Competitive benefit package