TECHNICIAN III ELECTRICAL

Responsible to maintain equipment in accordance with company specifications. Routinely installs, maintains, repairs and troubleshoots all aspects of electronic and mechanical drilling instrumentations.

• Responsible for ensuring instrumentation systems are installed and functioning correctly

• Commission and function test new system installations

• Troubleshoot and repair electronic and mechanical drilling instrumentation

• Train rig personnel on operation of various instrumentation systems

• Train and share knowledge with Jr. technicians

• Maintain spare parts inventory in remote locations

• Document and record part serial numbers and asset numbers to be compiled in a master database for asset tracking

• Work closely with rig personnel and clients to insure customer satisfaction with rig instrumentation and monitoring system

• Coordinate with the office new installations and additional equipment installations to existing jobs

• Other duties may be assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent

• 5 - 7 years of related experience

• Knowledge of electrical principles and various electrical codes

• Proficient at using of various types of test equipment

• Demonstrate ability to read electrical drawings

• Ability to create one line drawings and redline existing drawings to create “as built” drawings

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and DOS systems

• Knowledge of drilling operations and drilling rig equipment

• Knowledge of electronics and sensor troubleshooting

• Computer troubleshooting and networking knowledge

• Good mechanical skills

• Electronics training

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual in Spanish

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

• Capable of working with both field personnel and clients in office situations
• Willing to travel internationally
• Reliable self-starter able to establish priorities and organize workload on a daily basis with minimal direction
• Dependable and adaptable to change
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must be a team player with a positive attitude
• Able to work under pressure, maintain a team spirit and a cooperative attitude
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job; the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, taste or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration, frequently exposed to the risk of electrical shock, exposed to wet and or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts, high pressure oil systems, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold and heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high