Equipment Health Technician at Nextier in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

NexTier is a leading provider of integrated completions focused on US land. We deliver safe, efficient and innovative services that enable our customers to win by safely accelerating production while generating leading returns.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Equipment Health Technician will remotely monitor equipment health and communicate abnormal operating conditions to field operations, maintenance personnel, and other applicable members of the organization. This position will utilize available technical data and oil and maintenance history to make recommendations on equipment conditions and repairs needed. The Equipment Health Technician will track and record all findings related to the ongoing monitoring of equipment in NexTier applications.
 

Key Accountabilities

Essential Functions

• Remotely monitor equipment health to identify and communicate abnormal operating conditions to the organization


• Utilize available information to develop high-quality callouts for action or investigation


• Log all call-outs within NexTier’s proprietary tracker for recording, follow-up, and escalation of each issue


• Work with Equipment Health Management (EHM) team to discuss and review callouts and unresolved items


• Collaborate with EHM Team to identify trends and chronic issues


• Collaborate with the Maintenance team providing individual unit reviews based on available performance and maintenance data


• Collect information for root cause analysis on premature component failures


• Assist with the implementation and evaluation of new technologies to further advance the EHM Program


• Provide daily verbal and written reports to Field and EHM Teams


• Further develop reporting to clearly convey corrective actions required to maximize the life of major components


• Support NexTier’s commitment to low carbon through the support of NexGen technologies


• Perform all other job duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook and Excel


• Communicates effectively through written and verbal communication


• Experience in hydraulic fracturing and high-pressure pumping equipment operation


• Ability to operate in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment


• Ability to dynamically analyze and recommend solutions to problems in real-time


• Ability to make timely response to requests from management, field operations, and district personnel


• Works well independently and as part of a team


• Complies with all NexTier rules and policies


• Ability to adapt behavior and work methods in response to changing conditions

Minimum Required Education

• Highschool education or equivalent

Minimum Required Work Experience

• 2-4 years experience as a Frac Field Operator/Specialist, or


• 2-4 years’ experience as Frac Maintenance Technician