NexTier Frac Equipment Operator WTX

Patterson-UTI • Odessa, TX

4d

About The Position

This position is for Equipment Operator candidates joining existing NexTier Frac crews based out of Odessa, Texas, and working throughout the Permian Basin. The operator supports frac operations by rigging up and rigging down, operating and maintaining assigned equipment, and helping keep equipment efficient and ready for work. Equipment may include bulk sand trailers, cement bulk body load units, field bins, and semi-trailers.

The role requires consistent compliance with company and customer health, safety, and environmental policies and practices, including completing Job Safety & Environmental Analyses (JSEAs) and wearing required personal protective equipment. Other duties may include fueling trucks between stages, serving as a fire watch during refueling, guarding customer-site gates, and helping clean up work locations before, during, and after jobs. Operators represent the company with integrity and follow its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

The position involves working with others and independently as needed, following time-sensitive directions, and responding to potential emergencies. Schedules may be extended and include day or night work, weekends, and holidays. Travel to other offices and work sites may be required, including extended trips to remote locations and overnight stays. Work takes place in varying weather conditions and involves physical activities such as bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, crawling, walking on uneven surfaces, and climbing equipment ladders or stairs.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have and maintain a valid state-issued driver’s license, be eligible to drive a company vehicle, and meet the requirements of the company vehicle program, policy, and/or guidelines.
• Successfully meet testing requirements, including pulmonary function testing.
• Be able to wear prescribed personal protective equipment, including a respirator.
• Work effectively with others and independently when required.
• Communicate clearly; read, write, and speak English; follow verbal and written directions in English; and establish and maintain effective rapport with employees at different levels in office and field settings.
• Perform basic mathematical calculations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals for job-related calculations; have basic computer skills.
• Be willing and able to operate and maintain assigned equipment safely while working extended schedules that may include days or nights, weekends, and holidays, in different weather conditions.
• Travel as needed to offices and work sites, including occasional extended travel to remote locations and overnight stays outside the normal office area.
• Work closely with others and meet time-sensitive deadlines, including in potential emergency response situations.
• Perform work involving bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, crawling, walking on uneven surfaces, and climbing equipment ladders or stairs throughout the shift.

Nice To Haves

• Class A CDL.
• Experience in the oil and gas industry and familiarity with oilfield equipment.
• Experience repairing and maintaining heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Comply with company and customer health, safety, and environmental policies, rules, practices, and guidelines.
• Maintain equipment at a high level of efficiency and readiness.
• Conduct Job Safety & Environmental Analyses (JSEAs) in compliance with company regulations.
• Rig up and rig down, and operate and maintain assigned equipment, which may include bulk sand trailers, cement bulk body load units, field bins, and semi-trailers.
• Safely perform additional duties such as fueling trucks between stages, acting as a fire watch during refueling, serving as a gate guard, and assisting with worksite cleanup before, during, and after jobs.
• Emphasize safety for oneself and others, including coworkers and third parties, and wear required personal protective equipment at designated times.
• Represent the company and its values with integrity and uphold ethical and legal standards in interactions.
• Adhere to the company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed