Specific Responsibilities
Oversee the supervision and training of Assistant Foremen, Well Technicians and Lease Operators; schedule and coordinate daily activities of subordinates and contract personnel; monitor and review production and costs; evaluate problems and implement new technology for production enhancement and sustainable cost savings; serve as the area safety and environmental compliance leader.
Maximize Production & Control LOE
- Minimize downtime by reacting quickly and decisively.
- Identify production optimization opportunities
- Recognize and generate workover prospects with Production and Workover engineering.
- Review production daily with lease operators, coach on necessary changes in Avocet.
- Analyze LOE statements monthly with AOM and your entire area production operations team to identify cost centers for reduction and control.
- Generate new ideas to reduce lifting costs. Review all phases of your operation to develop ideas.
- Work with lease operators to identify cost anomalies on a well-by-well basis.
- Identify and eliminate repetitive tasks and procedures that can be simplified or delegated.
Effective Supervision of Operations Area Personnel
- Manage Assistant Foremen, Well Technicians and Lease Operators (both company and contract).
- Develop staff technically and interpersonally.
- Conduct performance evaluations; recognize training needs and recommend training programs.
- Provide a motivational atmosphere; earn respect through positive actions.
- Use oral and written instructions effectively.
Contractors
- Communicate with contractors as needed on a job-by-job basis, both orally and written.
- Identify top performing contractors in terms of cost, job performance and reliability.
- Maintain proper business relationship with contractors.
- Deal with contractors in an ethical manner.
- Direct contractors activities to ensure the most efficient use of labor and materials.
- Implement work plans to minimize waiting time on the job.
- Treat contractors equally; fairly, but firmly.
Technical Competence
- Become familiar with the technical factors involved in oil and gas production, including:
- Artificial lift designs and applications (ESPs, gas lift, plunger lift, sucker rod pumps, jet pumps, etc.).
- Proper operation and maintenance of production facilities equipment.
- Application of oilfield chemicals.
- Understanding of maintenance, compression, measurement, automation and electrical activity.
Administrative
- Process invoices correctly and on time.
- Prepare complete and detailed morning reports, as necessary.
- Use technology to ease your workload.
- Be aware of discounts and optimize the use of time.
- Follow Apache bidding procedures and policies.
- Cost estimation and job design; AFE preparation.
- Track LOE costs.
Safety & Environmental
- Scrutinize JSAs and TBRAs to insure that safety hazards and environmental impact(s) are minimized.
- Review operating procedures and identify potential problems before they occur.
- Champion Aim for Zeros and LSR Inspections.
- Ensure environmental compliance of all facilities and wells.
- Consider Apache’s net position in each project you recommend.
- Communicate policies and procedures as necessary with pumpers and contractors.
Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- High school diploma
- 5+ years of Production Operations experience
- 3+ years of Leadership experience preferred (e.g. Assistant Foreman)
Competencies
The successful candidate will lead by example through successfully demonstrating the following:
- Core Competencies
- Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
- Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache’s business success;
- Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
- Culture: Willingness and ability to align one’s behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.
- Leadership Competencies
- Servant Leadership: Inspires and enables performance excellence through feedback, empathy, development and empowerment;
- Strategic Mindset: Applies business acumen to see the big picture, understand business issues, and exhibit financial stewardship;
- Change Leadership: Inspires change by challenging the status quo, generating support, and executing improvement projects to achieve business outcomes; and
- Leading Effective Teams: Enables performance excellence through effective structure, delegation, and motivation.
Company Overview
Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are healthier, have access to better education, and are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living.
Nearly 3 billion people — roughly one-third of the global population — live without electricity or without clean cooking facilities. We are committed to providing energy in innovative and more sustainable ways to help raise the standard of living for those living in energy poverty and to meet the ongoing demands of people and economies around the world.
The products we deliver power increasingly cleaner electricity across the globe, fuel tractors and trucks, make fertilizer to keep the world's food supply on the table, and heat our schools, hospitals and businesses.
Our employees bring a wide range of talents and skills to the job every day to tackle complex business challenges. We believe in providing a truly rewarding work environment supported by a benefits platform that ranks among the best in our peer group. Our company offers career development opportunities where employees can grow personally and professionally. We promote employee benefits that cultivate a family-friendly work environment and focus on our employees' overall well-being.
We are committed to being a workplace where all employees are valued and can thrive with a sense of belonging. Our commitment to non-discriminatory, equal employment opportunities benefits our individual employees, our company and our external stakeholders; we are better as an organization when various experiences, ideas, and perspectives are brought to the table.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA). Apache has operations in the United States, Egypt's Western Desert and the United Kingdom's North Sea and a sister company with exploration opportunities offshore Suriname. Whether supporting Apache, APA Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, team members are employed by Apache Corporation.
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Apache Statement on Hiring
To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.