Rod Pump Mechanic

Murphy Oil Corporation • Tilden, TX

274d

About The Position

The Rod Pump Mechanic position is responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of all pumping units and associated equipment for all Murphy's US Onshore production facilities. The Rod Pump Mechanic will ensure all activities are completed safely, meet regulatory requirements, and follow cost effective approved procedures. This Rod Pump Mechanic will actively participate in the execution of work in a safe manner to help reduce unplanned downtime events, reduce operating costs through a planned preventative maintenance program. In order to succeed, the position holder will possess strong interpersonal communication skills, ability to interface and influence other teams in the Houston office and field.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution is required.
• Minimum 2 years of Oilfield maintenance experience or other relevant industry experience
• Heavy duty mechanical experience
• Understanding equipment life cycle maintenance and operation
• Education or direct experience oilfield surface equipment, prime movers, belts, pulley, engines, and motors
• Familiar with Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Assemble, disassemble, repair and maintenance of oilfield pumping units
• Team player with good interpersonal, coaching, and mentoring skills
• Ability to work at heights
• Mathematical and mechanical ability
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Strong mechanical skills using basic tools including impacts, shovels, hammer wrenches, sledgehammer
• Analytical problem solver and decision maker with a focus on delivery of cost-effective solutions
• Good oral and written communication skills and proficient with Microsoft Excel, Work and Outlook
• Actively communicate with other teams within Murphy to help support continuous improvement
• Safe and proper handling of shop power equipment, ordinary hand tools, and power tools
• Knowledgeable and proficient in interpreting specifications and drawings
• Installation, troubleshooting, repair, alignment of mechanical equipment
• Effective communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Knowledge of rules and regulations of government regulatory institutions
• Experience with Permit to Work, Mechanical Isolation Standards and Risk Assessment
• Successful candidate must reside within 70-miles of Jourdanton, TX

Responsibilities

• Perform work in compliance with the company's safe work practice and procedure
• Wear protective personal equipment appropriate to the environment and company policies
• Participation in Health, Safety and Environment program
• Read blueprints, schematics to determine work procedures
• Install, troubleshoot, and align a variety of surface equipment, prime movers, gearboxes, power transmission, hydraulics
• Inspection and examination of equipment to detect malfunctions and damaged parts
• Clean, lubricate and perform preventive maintenance
• Operation of overhead cranes, fork trucks, scissors lift and snorkel lift
• Work with minimum supervision using written or verbal work orders
• Perform housekeeping to maintain clean, neat and safe workspace
• Participate in continuous improvement and identify areas to enhance process and efficiency
• Utilize SAP throughout planning and execution of a job
• Coordinate all major repair activity through SAP
• Close out work in SAP by providing accurate work description and data
• Maintain a valid critical spares list in inventory to minimize down time risk
• Execute the preventative maintenance schedule from SAP
• Help plan short term and long-term preventative maintenance schedule
• Respond to unplanned downtime events and emergency situations
• Follow process and procedure around work order generation, tracking of progress and final closeout of job
• Participate in root cause failure analysis
• Interact with other teams including Health, Safety and Environment, Operations, Engineering, Accounting support & special projects

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Oil and Gas Extraction
• Education Level: High school or GED