Application Engineer

DOCUMENT NUMBER:  D001217226

TITLE: S&E.APPENG.PROF.III

POSITION TITLE:           Field Engineer III

POSITION CATEGORY:  Geozone Operations

REPORTS TO (JOB TITLE):          

DUAL REPORT             

Job Purpose                                       

Depending on their level of knowledge & experience, the Field Engineer's role applies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform tasks or jobs for a variety of products and services. Entry and intermediate level roles will receive direct supervision in support of their duties and assignments. Senior and fully-qualified level roles will not only provide the direction to junior field engineers but will also use their extensive knowledge to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and make recommendations to alter development and designs to improve the quality of products and procedures. Familiarity with the variety of field concepts may result in senior roles supporting research but will certainly be used to plan assignments and accomplish goals. Intermediate and Senior positions will act as the key interface with the client at the well site, carrying the duties and responsibilities for completing service assignments and managing other Weatherford personnel at the well site. Whilst this is a generic job description covering the different levels of the Field Engineer position, all aspects of the roles and responsibilities are relevant. Senior roles will be involved with more advanced technology.

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

·         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 conditions

·         Monitor and analyzes data to recommend services and solutions

·         Demonstrates knowledge & skills to perform work processes according to their role level experience & competence

·         Performs job planning, preparation of tools & equipment, mobilization, job execution and submits all job-related data, not limited to job reports, WPTS data entry, observation cards while on-site, service tickets or logs with the required signatory, and any other documents required to successfully invoice the client within an acceptable time

·         Available on 24 hours call basis to respond to customer needs

·         Tests, operates & maintains tools & equipment as per work instructions, according to policies & procedures in safe and presentable working conditions against their level of training & competence

·         Develops and maintains a positive relationship with clients to ensure repeat business

·         Fully responsible for delivering superior Service Quality to the client

·         Effectively manage inventory and supplies required at the well site

·         Follows up failures with the R&M team and ensures failure reports are closed with clients

·         Contribute, participate or lead equipment failure investigations that support Root Cause Analysis reports

·         Where the level of the role requires, oversees, leads and mentors Field Operation crew members

·         Senior level roles may act as technical advisors to management and they may interpret data for client representatives to optimize services

·         Intermediate and Senior level roles will perform engineering checks while on client location. This may include hand calculations, updates of software computations, or new computations based on the latest data

·         Senior level Field Specialist will manage the installation of complex equipment and/or services in the field

·         Performs other duties and activities safely as assigned by the 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

·         Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science as a minimum

·         2.5 - 4 year’s experience in Oil & gas industry

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

REQUIRED

·         Fundamentals of Mechanics, Electricity, Electronics, Pneumatics, and/or Hydraulics

·         Mathematics

·         Basic Physics and Chemistry

·         Computer fundamentals

·         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

·         Service Orientation

·         Physically capable to undertake the tasks required to perform the role

·         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

·         Mathematical Reasoning

Travel Requirement: This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to:  <10%

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                    Level III

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                     Make Selection

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.