Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Production Operator operates and supports production at the Alpine and Kuparuk Facilities and Drillsites.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Participate in Client safety programs, operations toolboxes, and emergency response drills/events.
- Ensure safe operation of production processes, pipelines, utilities, and safety systems within assigned Operating Areas.
- Exercise Stop-Work Authority when conditions are unsafe, change or are outside approved safety protocols.
- Conduct routine operator rounds and area surveillance to monitor equipment and identify issues proactively.
- Respond to process upsets and abnormal conditions and perform facility start-up and shutdown activities for both planned and unplanned events.
- Comply with all safety procedures, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), regulatory requirements, and environmental standards.
- Maintain operating integrity through adherence to Safe Operating Limits, Management of Change, and Control of Work processes.
- Complete all required Training and Competency requirements to safely operate assigned facilities and/or drill sites.
- Prepare and execute energy isolations and preparation of equipment for maintenance.
- Achieve production targets through proactive surveillance, troubleshooting, and optimization.
- Support AES zero-incident safety culture and assume personal accountability and responsibility for safe work practices in all projects, activities, and operations.
- Other duties will be assigned to this position as needed.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 3+ years of direct oilfield or petrochemical operations experience
- Associate degree or higher in process technology or relevant technical discipline
- Intermediate knowledge of Production Operations and Process Safety Management
- 1 or more years’ experience as a Field Production Operator for wells and remote gathering systems and/or processing facilities.