FIELD OPERATOR IV - WL

DOCUMENT NUMBER

D001217226

TITLE

OPS.FLDOPT.OPTR.IV

POSITION TITLE: Field Operator IV

POSITION

CATEGORY: Geozone Operations

REPORTS TO (JOB TITLE): Operations Manager, Supervisor, Crew Leader, or Coordinator

DUAL REPORT

Job Purpose

The

• Field Operator’s role undertakes hands-on tasks and utilizes Weatherford‘s
• equipment, machinery and systems. The role applies techniques and practices to
• complete assignments using technical manuals, procedures and work instructions.
• While this is a generic job description covering all levels of the Field
• Operator position, all aspects of the roles and responsibilities are relevant.
• More senior roles may have leadership responsibilities at the rig site of other
• Field Operators.

Roles & Responsibilities

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

• ·
• Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance,
• ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with
• Company’s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant
• laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the

Company’s Rules to Live By

·

Places

• Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as
• core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes,
• customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk
• ·

Seeks

• continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the
• Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities,
• public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best
• business practices to exceed customer expectations
• ·
• Supervisors & Managers should demonstrate effective safety
• leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for
• any persons visiting them while on the Company premises

QUALITY

• ·
• Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality
• policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s

Management System

• ·
• Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working
• across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement

OPERATIONS

• ·
• Performs duties according to documented Weatherford policies and
• complies with all Standard Operating Procedures and Work Place Practices
• ·
• Participates in all daily operations & safety meetings,
• toolbox, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and reports any issues promptly using the
• appropriate tools
• ·
• Maintains equipment, facilities and work area in a presentable
• and safe working condition
• ·
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of all policies &
• procedures, related operational & non-operational documentation, support
• systems, complies with all Technical Work Instructions, carrying out work
• assignments to the highest quality level and within time constraints as
• required
• ·
• Performs functional tests, inspection and monitoring of
• equipment with strict adhearance to specific work instructions against their
• level of training & competence
• ·
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional
• requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring
• instruments
• ·
• Follows maintenance processes & procedures to undertake the
• following; unloading, disassembly, cleaning, pressure testing, visual checking,
• assembly, loading, and storage of tools, completing all necessary documentation
• as required against their level of training & competence
• ·
• Rigs up / down equipment with strict adhearance to specific work
• instructions against their level of training & competence
• ·
• Cleans, lubricates, repairs and operates equipment as per work
• instructions against their level of training & competence
• ·
• Services and maintains mechanical, electronic and hydraulic
• components as per work instructions againts their level of training &
• competence
• ·
• Drives Vehicles such as Pickups, trucks and truck-mounted units
• to well sites
• ·
• Maintains a satisfactory driving record In senior positions, the
• employee will often lead other field operators in undertaking all the
• assignments detailed above. This includes; Planning and Coordination of jobs
• from beginning to end, operation of equipment, troubleshooting equipment
• issues, implementing corrective actions, and providing access to all related
• documented policies, procedures, work instructions, and technical manuals
• allowing the team to complete their work effectively and efficiently. They will
• provide leadership, act as a mentor and perform competency assessments for
• other co-workers.
• ·
• Senior roles might lead the workshop, defining and distributing
• the work assignment schedules while evaluating the quality, proficiency, and
• efficiency of the work being carried out through performing regular inspections
• to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures
• ·
• Performs other duties and activities safely as assigned by
• supervisor within physical constraints of the job

COMMUNICATION

• ·
• Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders
• both internal and where appropriate external
• ·
• Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate
• expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports

FINANCIAL

• ·
• All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be
• financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or
• simply their own expenses
• ·
• Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed
• within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and
• procedure

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

• ·
• Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers
• within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance
• & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and
• experience
• ·
• Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line
• manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to
• enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential
• ·
• Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to
• support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management process,
• including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning &
• regular coaching opportunities
• ·
• Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources &
• Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of
• key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction &
• retention of a high performing talented workforce

VISION & LEADERSHIP

• ·
• Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to
• Weatherford standards at all times

Experience & Education

REQUIRED

• ·
• 4 + years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
• ·

High School Diploma

PREFERRED

·

Basic Computer Skills

Knowledge, Skills &

Abilities

REQUIRED

·

Basic Mathematics

• ·
• Perform maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and monitoring of
• equipment
• ·
• Critical thinking, active learning & listening, complex
• problem solving
• ·
• Good reading and writing skills, strong judgment and
• decision-making to be in line with policies & procedures
• ·
• Time management
• ·
• Quality Control Analysis to ensure the product meets required
• standards
• ·
• Capable to meet the physical demands that the role requires
• ·
• Information & task ordering & ability to identify when a
• problem may occur and, where possible, to understand the solution
• ·
• Ability to react effectively and efficiently in operating tools
• and machinery
• ·
• Ability to imagine how tools and products will look when
• preparing for assembly, repair, or modifications

Travel

• Requirement: This role may require domestic and potentially international
• travel of up to: 50-75%

JOB

DESCRIPTION SCOPE

• This job description’s purpose is to offer some details on the
• scope and depth of the role and its interaction with other roles with the
• organisation, through a focus on key criteria. It cannot capture the entire
• scope of the role. The document is generic in nature and offers consistency in
• role content from the early career level to more senior levels. The Company’s
• expectation is that the holder of the role understands and accepts that its
• expectations will be potentially greater from those in more senior roles than
• those at an early stage of their career. Responsibilities may well be greater
• and their decisions will have greater impact on the function and organisations
• performance. The Company reserves the right to amend the content of the job
• description to better reflect the changing scope of the role with or without
• notice.

HUMAN

RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION

CAREER

• PATH LEVEL
• EXECUTIVE I

• V Make

Selection

• Holds management
• accountability for a business, division, major geography, corporate function or
• major corporate sub-function. Develops, establishes & approves long terms
• strategy for the area managed
• MANAGEMENT I
• – V Make Selection
• Achieves goals
• through the work of others. Responsibilities inc; performance management, merit
• review, training & development. Focus is on managing others and applying operational
• or strategic management skills
• PROFESSIONAL I

• VII Make Selection

Applies a

• theoretical knowledge-base to work in order to achieve goals through own work.
• Characterised by specific functional expertise, typically gained through formal
• education. May provide guidance to others using technical expertise
• TECHNICAL I
• – V Make Selection

Performs

• technical work, often in support of professional roles. Requires vocational
• training or the equivalent experience. Performs duties according to established
• procedures
• SUPPORT I
• – V Make Selection

Performs

• clerical or administrative work, requires vocational training or the equivalent
• experience and performs duties according to established procedures
• OPERATIONS I
• – V Level IV

Performs

• operational, craft or manual tasks. Typically requires vocational training,
• apprenticeship or equivalent experience. Performs task according to established
• procedures.

GEOZONE

ADDENDUMS

The

• job description template is a generic document designed to improve the quality,
• consistency and accuracy of the information regarding the Company’s
• expectations for the position. Individual countries may have some regulatory requirements
• that are required to be included in the job description. Any specific country
• requirements are captured in their specific Geozone addendum, which should be
• issued to the employee with the job description document.