Production Supervisor - Helium

Job Title:Production Supervisor - HeliumLocation: Farmington

Reports to:James JmieffDepartment: Production

Position Summary:

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for the direct management and supervision of field operations personnel. The Production Supervisor will manage and coordinate the flow of work performed by employees and adherence to safety guidelines and company policies and procedures. The Production Supervisor plays a key role in being the face and driving force within the operation at a local level. Strong leadership and decision-making skills are necessary to meet goals established for this position.

Essential Duties:

• Supervise the daily activities of employees, in the oil & gas mining process to meet the safety and productivity needs of the company.
• Perform administrative duties associated with supervision, such as, scheduling, evaluating individual performance, mentoring, coaching, disciplining, and assisting individuals with personal or performance problems.
• Coordinate work with other departments, stakeholders, and contractors, to minimize downtime and meet operations and development plans in the most cost effective and productive manner.
• Maintain, develop, and annually update all applicable operations and maintenance procedures.
• Maintain interaction with management, stakeholders, and regulators.
• Perform onsite management of capital projects and invoice review and assist in writing work orders and perform approval responsibilities as it pertains to invoices and work orders.
• Manage all well and production facility operation, repair, maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting.
• Maintain lease locations and roads.
• Report verbally and written production specifics, water disposal injection information, field downtime, and operations specifics.
• Implement and execute short-term operational and project plans and schedules and consistently achieve targeted results.
• Gather, analyze and evaluate facts necessary to design and implement quality process changes and lead employees in process improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate employee performance and give effective crew feedback to increase employee productivity.
• Monitor work to ensure that environmental standards are met.
• Maintain an open dialogue and two-way communication throughout the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor’s in a related discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and at least 10 years’ experience in oil & gas production operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and a minimum of one year experience in Helium production operations leadership and managing a staff of up to 5 or more operators effectively. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate success in management and supervisory training.
• A minimum of three years’ experience as a Lease Operator.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills and the ability to effectively supervise, direct crews in an effective manner, conduct employee evaluations, discipline, and provide routine feedback to increase productivity.
• Valid State Driver’s License and maintain insurable driving record.
• Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting and repairing industry components including but not limited to level controllers, displacement valves, switches, controls, pumps, vessels, and vent systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting and repairing artificial lift systems including but not limited to plunger lift, flowback, ESP, and Rod Pumps in systems with up to 3,500 psi working pressures.
• Proven knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment practices and procedures in the oil and gas industry and industry standards.
• Demonstrated expertise in gathering system and facility construction.
• Demonstrated proficiency and/or documented training with computerized maintenance and monitoring systems including production control, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated expertise of well production systems, surface production facilities and equipment, downhole production operations, workover operations, pipeline gathering systems, electrical power distribution systems, road and location maintenance requirements, regulatory requirements, valves, pressure relief systems, pressurized vessels, fluid measurement, gas measurement, equipment automation, and communications equipment operation.
• Applicant must provide 2 written letters of recommendations from his or her past two supervisors, who can verify their recommendation and attest to applicant’s critical thinking and conflict management skills, ability to build positive relationships, strong presentation and customer service skills, and ability to organize priorities to reach goals and deliverables, and manage competing demands, accept criticism and constructive feedback, while being extremely adaptable and flexible.
• If Applicant is a past or current employee or contractor, his/her personnel file and evaluations will be considered. Employees with poor performance records, verbal warnings, disciplinary actions that were not satisfactorily resolved or whose file demonstrates a failure to meet qualifications will not be considered.
• Failure to provide accurate or all required information results in automatic denial of the application.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee is required to continuously sit with frequent forward bending and rotation. The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or move up to 15 pounds; rarely to horizontally lift up to 34 pounds; and rarely lift, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds or swing up to 12 pounds. The employee is required to rarely push or pull up to 100 pounds of force. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms; occasionally use a hand grip up to 30 pounds of force; and rarely use hand at an elevated level. The employee must frequently stand with forward bending and frequent rotation; kneel; or frequently walk; climb stairs; crouch; squat repetitively; and occasionally crawl. The employee is rarely required to squat repetitively or reach up to 74 inches above the ground. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Working Environment: Works in professional office environment and site environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. Working outdoors in all weather conditions; working in plant environment; working in shop environment; and working in the cab of equipment or vehicle.

How to Apply

Qualified applicants - those who meet the necessary qualifications listed above, may apply by submitting a cover letter, resume, two letters of recommendation from past two supervisors, at least three professional reference, supporting documents (copies of degrees, certifications, etc.) and proof of Navajo Nation or other tribal membership (if applicable), to navenergy.com.

Closing date to apply is 5:00 p.m. MST on March 22, 2024

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Qualified Applicants Only

You must meet the specific necessary qualifications listed above to be considered a qualified applicant. Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

This Position is subject to the preference requirements in the Navajo Preference in Employment Act, 15 N.N.C. § 601 et seq.