I&E (Instrumentation & Electrical) Specialist

ChampionX has an immediate need for an Instrumentation & Electrical Specialist (I&E) located in Odessa, TX.

What's in it For You:

• You will join a growing company offering competitive pay and benefits
• Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology
• Opportunity for a long term, advanced career path
• A culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection

What You Will Do:

• As the I&E Specialist, you will support our extensive customer base by providing excellent service and support to their Multiplex Plunger Pump systems used on Salt Water Disposals, and Jet Lifted wells.
• You will also use your expertise to support a top-tier service team that drives a safe and continuous improvement culture to expand our reach of customers.
• Perform all job duties with a Safety First approach.
• Responsibilities include installing, inspecting, maintaining, operating, troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating various mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment on pump systems, including but not limited to Variable Speed Drives (VFD), Soft Start Drives, junction boxes, electrical switches, transducers.
• Familiar with oil field automation equipment and its communications, including but not limited to computer skills in SCADA, MODBUS, SQL, Windows operating environment, database technologies, and networking.
• Executes the complete wiring of pump systems from fabrication and full testing of all systems.
• Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) checks on all control systems.
• Identify, report, and correct safety and environmental concerns.
• Mentor fellow employees when the opportunity presents itself.
• Support field locations with troubleshooting
• Develop standard operating procedures and best practices.
• Continually research ways to improve the pump systems and service.
• Perform housekeeping and general maintenance as required.
• Complete all required paperwork timely and with complete detail.
• Complete all internal safety training and observations on time.

Position Details:

• Candidate must reside in Odessa or Midland, TX area
• Route territory will include Southeast New Mexico, West Texas
• Workweek and shift: 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, excess hours, as required, to meet business needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 7 years of experience installing, troubleshooting and servicing Oilfield related electrical equipment
• Working knowledge of National Electric Code
• Proficient with electronic test instruments
• Knowledge and experience with SCADA networks, MODBUS communications, and remote monitoring systems
• Knowledge and experience preparing drawings of electrical circuits
• Knowledge and experience reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical blueprints and diagrams
• Knowledge and experience applying and interpreting results from common electrical measurement instruments (voltmeter, ammeter, ohmmeter, oscilloscope, etc.)
• Intermediate oral and written communication skills
• Organization and time management skills
• Basic math skills
• Ability to follow prescribed company policies, procedures, and protocols for installation, service, and equipment maintenance
• Interact politely and professionally with customers and/or coworkers
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and customers
• Ability to effectively plan and organize
• Follow all safety policies and company-wide safety requirements; encourage action assuring safe behavior; confront unsafe behavior and conditions proactively and positively
• Work in an unsupervised environment
• Read, write, and speak English fluently
• Use a computer to communicate, create, and access data
• Determine the priorities, goals, and objectives of work assigned
• Immigration sponsorship not offered for this role

Physical Demands:

• Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform this job's essential functions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Bending legs at knee to come to rest on knees.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending the leg and spine.
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to a customer or other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Substantial movement (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers to use a computer.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection), using measurement devices, and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
• The employee is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles.
• The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Indoor and outdoor environmental conditions. Activities occur indoors and outdoors.
• Extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
• Hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, or exposure to chemicals.
• Atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• Oils. There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

About ChampionX

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

AtChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.