R&M Technician (Repair & Maintenance)

Weatherford
Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

Weatherford have opportunities for experienced R&M Technicians to join the team in Aberdeen (Altens). The R&M (Repair & Maintenance) Technician’s role undertakes hands-on tasks and utilizes Weatherford’s facilities, equipment, machinery, and systems. The role applies techniques and practices to complete the scope of tasks covering inspection, repair, and maintenance of field tools, preparing them for their next assignment. Tasks will span the entire process from receiving the tools, dismantling, repairing, and refurbishing using technical manuals, procedures, and technical work instructions. While this is a generic job description covering the different levels of the R&M Technician position, all aspects of the roles and responsibilities are relevant. More senior roles lead and oversee tasks carried out by other R&M employees.

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 and HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the Company’s Rules to Live By / Zero Tolerance Rules.
• 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 and 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 and Managers should demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and any persons visiting them while on the Company premises.

QUALITY

• Responsible for being familiar with the Company’s Quality policies and taking an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System.
• Maintains service quality as an immediate priority when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of all policies and procedures, related operational and non-operational documentation, support systems, complies with all Technical Work Instructions, carrying out work assignments to the highest quality level and within time constraints as required.
• Senior roles will participate in Annual Technical Audits as required to ensure systems are effectively implemented; a supporting authority will lead such Audits.

OPERATIONS

• Participates in all daily operations and 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 condition.
• Repairs machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, cranes, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, callipers, micrometres, or other measuring instruments.
• Follows maintenance processes and procedures to undertake the following: unloading, disassembly, cleaning, pressure testing, visual checking, painting, assembly, loading, and storage of tools, completing all necessary. documentation as required against their level of training and competence
• Initiates, updates, closes out AIRTs, PFTs, forms, checklists, and work orders during maintenance of equipment and assets, following the necessary maintenance processes and procedures against their level of training and competence.
• Complies with the WO labor time log by accurately clocking in/Out of the WO (Work Order) Time tracking system.
• Utilizes all tools and lifting equipment for opening and closing crates and containers and uses pallet and forklift trucks for the safe movement of equipment to and from vehicles, storage areas, racks, shelves, and bins against their level of training and competence. Must be certified for the use of lifting equipment, including forklift trucks and cranes.
• Accepts incoming shipments and prepares shipments for dispatch, validating quantities and ensuring all necessary documentation is accurate and complies with all Company procedures against their level of training and competence.
• In senior positions, the employee will often lead the team in undertaking all the assignments detailed above. This includes troubleshooting equipment issues, implementing corrective actions, and providing access to all relative R&M documented policies, procedures, work instructions, and technical manuals allowing the R&M team to complete their work effectively and efficiently.
• Senior roles will ensure all field and workshop personnel follow the corrective and preventative maintenance procedures, ensuring all failures are followed up to closure with a proper root cause analysis and with the implementation of predetermined corrective action(s).
• Senior roles might lead the workshop, defining and distributing the work assignment schedules while evaluating the quality, proficiency, and efficiency of the works being carried out through performing regular inspections to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures.
• Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or approved suppliers according to Weatherford’s guidelines and procedures.
• Supports and complies with the LEAN initiatives and participates in the continuous efficiency improvement program of the facility.
• Performs other duties and activities safely as assigned by supervisor within physical constraints of the job.

COMMUNICATION

• Where required, will report all equipment failures and troubleshooting requirements to the R&M Management.
• Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Supervisors and Managers should communicate expectations, roles, and responsibilities to their reports.

FINANCIAL

• All employees have an accountability to the organization to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses.
• Costs incurred should be within the approved budget, processed within agreed time frames and 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 functions, compliance and business standards, operations training and competencies to enhance their knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Employees should regularly engage with their line manager to discuss their performance, objectives, and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential.
• In senior positions, identifies the educational needs of others, might develop formal training programs or classes, and instruct others.
• Supervisors are expected to actively engage with their employees to support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning, competency programs and regular coaching opportunities. . click apply for full job details