Automation Specialist II
Wood PLC

JOB DESCRIPTION

Schedule: 7/7
Pay rate; $48.76 per hour
We provide company truck/gas card/tools/FRCs/PPE, we offer benefits and 401K

RESPONSIBILITIES

POSITION SUMMARY: Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on automation equipment with ability to troubleshoot, install, configure, and test equipment/devices. Configure controllers, devices, and communication protocols with minimal assistance.

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Responsible for installation, programming, calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of automation equipment.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:- 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES:- 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.