24-429.B - Lead Operator

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures safe operations in the field and at the facility.
• Provides leadership and direction in the development of short and long-range field goals.
• Ensures Management of Change process is followed and reviews all MOC's prior to start up.
• Perform daily operational requirements, such as maximizing rates, analyzing process conditions and initiating actions to meet production and costs targets.
• Monitors and maintains daily production, on a well-by-well basis.
• Able to integrate scheduling between competing resources and allocate resources efficiently to the best use.
• Identifies problems and helps direct reports initiate solutions.
• Supervises field operators and contract employees.
• Facilitate training and mentoring programs to enhance the skills and capabilities of personnel within Milne Field operations team.
• Adheres to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
• Support company vision and mission.
• Adheres to establish work schedules, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Performs all other duties as assigned by Production Foreman.
• Supervises personnel and provides assistance with conducting employee performance evaluations.
• Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, etc.).
• Proactively identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within the MPU and implement actionable plans
• Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.
• Writes and communicates complete handover notes to ensure proper turnover to alternate.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results, as needed.
• Required to participate on the emergency response team.
• Ability to be on-call 24/7.

Qualifications:

• Five (5) years minimum experience in the operation of oil and gas production facilities.
• Ability to work a fourteen (14) day on and fourteen (14) day off 12 hour shift work schedule.
• Sound technical knowledge of ESP operations, oil process, well testing and wellhead safety systems.
• Ability to accurately solve problems.
• Ability to work long hours.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
• Ability to work in Arctic conditions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to translate complex information into an organized and presentable manner.
• Self-starter with proven leadership skills, team player, comfortable working under pressure, and dedicated to developing workforce.
• Good management, administrative, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams/SharePoint/Project for the Web
• Ability to travel to remote location via small plan or helicopter.

Education Requirements:

• Required: Graduation from a high school or GED equivalent; or any equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating sufficient knowledge, ability, and skill to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.