Snubbing Operator - ISS

Superior Energy Services Careers•Arnaudville, LA

About The Position

International Snubbing Services (ISS), a subsidiary of Superior Energy Services, provides well-intervention services including hydraulic workover, snubbing, well control, blowout prevention, P&A, offshore drilling, intervention solutions, and equipment. ISS is seeking a Snubbing Operator to join its team of snubbing and hydraulic workover specialists. The company offers specialized training and mentorship to support career advancement and learning about snubbing and hydraulic workover processes. The position includes a training period at the ISS facility in Arnaudville, Louisiana, and at various field locations. After training, work locations are primarily in the Gulf of America and at Texas land-based sites. ISS provides lodging and meal subsidies, and currently operates rotating schedules based on the assigned project, such as 28 days on and 14 days off.

Requirements

  • Five or more years of experience with live well operations.
  • Knowledge and understanding of operations for 150K, 225K, 340K, 460K, and 600K snubbing units.

Nice To Haves

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and assign responsibilities for rigging up the unit.
  • Strip ram to ram or through the annular.
  • Rig up and function the choke manifold.
  • Operate the jack during pipe-light and pipe-heavy conditions and while crossing the balance point; make up bottom-hole assemblies (BHAs).
  • Fish and strip out of the blowout preventer (BOP) stack in snub mode.
  • Provide instruction in rigging up and down the unit.
  • Instruct personnel on inspecting and starting hydraulic or mud-pump power packs.
  • Set the pumps on the hydraulic power pack.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Basic life insurance.
  • Matching 401(k) plan.
  • Paid personal time off (PTO) and holidays.
  • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
  • Employee job referral bonus program.
  • Lodging and meal subsidies, based on the assigned project.
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