Denver City, Texas, USA
86 days ago
Field Operations Mentor

Occidental is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Field Operation Mentor in our US Onshore Resources Carbon Management (ORCM), Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Business Unit based in Denver City, Texas.

The Field Operations Mentor is responsible for developing and mentoring field employees in the Surveillance and Production Tech operations across the ORCM Enhanced Oil Recovery Business Unit (EOR BU). Responsible for assisting Assets with employee field development to increase employee technical knowledge of operations, safe work systems, operating systems, and networking.

Will work within the EOR Business Unit across multiple disciplines, including Surveillance, Surface operations, and alongside Production Ops Leadership support to achieve the following:

Educate employees on all Oxy safe work systems and the hazards that are associated with themDevelop a competency file for employees to share with their leads verifying oxy safety policies and technical understanding of operationsEducate employees on tools to reduce manual task between our systems.(Nexxus,SAP,WaRs,EVIN, etc)Build and share best practices / standards across surface operationsProvide clarity of responsibilities of PT PFA/IFA job familiesAttend Surface COP and communicate information to field staffBuild a schedule to enroll new employees into training center coursesWork with local leads to plan rover coverage while employee are at the training centerTrain employees in areas outside their normal routeAssist in any Lead request to further develop employeesEducate employee in fundamentals of instrument air, facility wellhead process, and general troubleshooting,Educate employees on DT codesAssisting in capturing Asset Teams feedback around ideas to continually innovate and strive to improve the value captured from the asset’s operations.Assist Asset Teams in achieving improved work life balance for staffingResponsible to ensure adherence to Company Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines, as well as all applicable laws within the asset’s operationsEducate employees on emissions / flaring rules and regulationsEducate employees on SFRM process, screening, implications

Occidental is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Field Operation Mentor in our US Onshore Resources Carbon Management (ORCM), Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Business Unit based in Denver City, Texas.

The Field Operations Mentor is responsible for developing and mentoring field employees in the Surveillance and Production Tech operations across the ORCM Enhanced Oil Recovery Business Unit (EOR BU). Responsible for assisting Assets with employee field development to increase employee technical knowledge of operations, safe work systems, operating systems, and networking.

Will work within the EOR Business Unit across multiple disciplines, including Surveillance, Surface operations, and alongside Production Ops Leadership support to achieve the following:

Educate employees on all Oxy safe work systems and the hazards that are associated with themDevelop a competency file for employees to share with their leads verifying oxy safety policies and technical understanding of operationsEducate employees on tools to reduce manual task between our systems.(Nexxus,SAP,WaRs,EVIN, etc)Build and share best practices / standards across surface operationsProvide clarity of responsibilities of PT PFA/IFA job familiesAttend Surface COP and communicate information to field staffBuild a schedule to enroll new employees into training center coursesWork with local leads to plan rover coverage while employee are at the training centerTrain employees in areas outside their normal routeAssist in any Lead request to further develop employeesEducate employee in fundamentals of instrument air, facility wellhead process, and general troubleshooting,Educate employees on DT codesAssisting in capturing Asset Teams feedback around ideas to continually innovate and strive to improve the value captured from the asset’s operations.Assist Asset Teams in achieving improved work life balance for staffingResponsible to ensure adherence to Company Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines, as well as all applicable laws within the asset’s operationsEducate employees on emissions / flaring rules and regulationsEducate employees on SFRM process, screening, implicationsExperience:Minimum of 10 yearsof experience in the petroleum industry or 15 years in production and automation operations.EOR operations preferred.

Professional and TechnicalKnowledge/Qualifications/Licences/Certifications:

Demonstrated safety leadership skillsDemonstrated understanding of engineering and operating principles required, recognized accomplishments in production, facilities, drilling, completions or reservoir engineering or production operationsStrong business acumen with understanding of economic analysis, risk assessment, and value captureDemonstrated understanding of required business processes and regulatory requirementsWorking knowledge of project management skillsExperience working in organizations with multi-discipline staffsDetailed understanding of multiple artificial lift types, applications, design criteria and options with gas lift, beam and ESP experience preferredDemonstrated strong leadership skills managing multi-disciplined teamsStrong communication and networking skills with ability to influence without direct authorityAbility to build effective teamsDemonstrated quality decision making abilityDrive for results, sense of accountability for both personal and team performanceDemonstrated creativity in problem solving and ability to implement new ideasAbility to adapt to change and ambiguity, effectively acts without having complete picture.

Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other feesUse recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind orRequest personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

Experience:Minimum of 10 yearsof experience in the petroleum industry or 15 years in production and automation operations.EOR operations preferred.

Professional and TechnicalKnowledge/Qualifications/Licences/Certifications:

Demonstrated safety leadership skillsDemonstrated understanding of engineering and operating principles required, recognized accomplishments in production, facilities, drilling, completions or reservoir engineering or production operationsStrong business acumen with understanding of economic analysis, risk assessment, and value captureDemonstrated understanding of required business processes and regulatory requirementsWorking knowledge of project management skillsExperience working in organizations with multi-discipline staffsDetailed understanding of multiple artificial lift types, applications, design criteria and options with gas lift, beam and ESP experience preferredDemonstrated strong leadership skills managing multi-disciplined teamsStrong communication and networking skills with ability to influence without direct authorityAbility to build effective teamsDemonstrated quality decision making abilityDrive for results, sense of accountability for both personal and team performanceDemonstrated creativity in problem solving and ability to implement new ideasAbility to adapt to change and ambiguity, effectively acts without having complete picture.

Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other feesUse recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind orRequest personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

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