Well Test Specialist

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc.
 is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metalcasting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

Company: CETCO Energy Services , a Minerals Technologies Company provides treatment for problematic fluids and measuring well performance. With a comprehensive portfolio of products and innovative services and solutions, we reduce operating costs, increase production, and extend asset life globally for Oil & Gas customers while ensuring safety, quality, and environmental compliance.

Position: Well Test Specialist

Location: USA | New Iberia, Louisiana

What We Offer

Competitive pay, commensurate with experience

Health/Dental/Vision plans

401k company match

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability

Educational Assistance

Employee Assistance Plan

Responsibilities

*This is considered a safety sensitive position, therefore will be
subject to random drug testing as required.

Critical features of this job are described under the headings that follow.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary (essential) duty with skill.

Job Summary

To coordinate with operations management to prepare for projects, perform duties to mobilize, rig up, operate, and demobilize from projects, and finally, to lead or facilitate post-project meetings.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain well testing equipment including choke manifolds, production separators, pumps, desanders, and oil/water separation systems
• Apply oilfield chemistry processes to support production and treatment operations.
• Develop and complete Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and ensure all work is executed with safety as the top priority to minimize accidents and incidents.
• To continually improve personal knowledge and experience.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot equipment with minimal supervision.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, discipline, and professionalism
• Perform manual labor including equipment handling, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance.
• Lead or support crews onshore and offshore to safely achieve operational objectives.
• Direct and operate heavy equipment such as cranes and forklifts as required.
• Independently operate, monitor, and troubleshooting field equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Common knowledge of electronic and computer skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Work safely in high-pressure environments, with hazardous chemicals, and in extreme weather conditions
• Manage multiple tasks and projects while adapting to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Mentor and support personnel through competency development and SSE programs
• Maintain fit-for-duty readiness at all times, including PPE compliance, equipment preparedness, and strong situational awareness
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Other Duties and Responsibilitie

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OE/Lean

• Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Suggestions, Daily Management Control, Standard Work, and Problem Solving.
• Attends all OE training as it is deployed by the OE team.
• Suggestions – 18 per year.  Gemba walk done daily.
• Must have the capability of running a complete job night shift under the guidance of a Supervisor available for job situations and technical expertise.
• Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Valid and current State Driver’s License

TWIC CARD

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent, college preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must have working knowledge of MS Office.
• Professional demeanour and willingness to learn.
• Professional peer cooperation.
• Attention to detail. (E.g. field notes, COACH cards, etc.).

Being under little or no supervision, the employee is expected to be self-directed and to take initiative when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and keep busy without prompting from the supervisor or coordinator.  Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, to perform multiple tasks at once, to have a high level of integrity, dependability and self-control to maintain composure, to learn and memorize procedures, to prioritize work and be persistent as needed, to manage time effectively and efficiently, to meet established deadlines, to display a cooperative attitude, to read, understand and follow all company, job specific, and safety policies/procedures, and to attend/use all required training.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, client, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply logical and spatial understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several defined variables in standardized situations. Ability to understand and coordinate sequential task activities.

Technical Skills

• Meets all of the requirements applicable to Operator II.
• Capable of independently loading out, staging, rigging up/down, and executing a Service-Specific Job.
• Capable of overseeing, implementing, and executing project design.
• Capable of installing and operating routine safety systems.
• Fully-proficient in company-related technology systems (e.g., SharePoint, MS Office, KMI).
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, Safe Charts, datasheets, and other engineering documents.
• Capable of assessing the proper functioning of equipment, measuring devices, and processes.
• Responsible to ensure that all equipment certifications and/or personnel certifications are current and in compliance with Customer requirements.
• Responsible for completion of the Job Packet, including shipping manifests, permits, etc.

Team Skills

• Meets all of the requirements applicable to Operator II.
• Facilitates OE-related exercises (e.g., kaizens, VSMs, etc.)
• Trains Team Members on Gemba Walks, 5S, etc.
• Actively trains personnel in, and encourages the use of, the Suggestion System.
• Authors JSEAs as required and trains others in hazard recognition.
• Fosters a learning environment and readily shares knowledge with Team.
• Continually mentors and actively evaluates Team Members.  Writes Performance Evaluations on Team Members regularly.
• Functions as a Lead Team member when called upon, and oversees the execution of assigned Hoshins.
• Leads Pre- and Post-Job Meeting.
• Submits time sheets of Team in a timely fashion.
• Leads according to the Transformational Rules for Leaders.
• Assist in the interviewi