Well Test Specialist at Minerals Technologies Inc. in New Iberia, LA

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metalcasting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

Company: CETCO Energy Services, a Minerals Technologies Company provides treatment for problematic fluids and measuring well performance. With a comprehensive portfolio of products and innovative services and solutions, we reduce operating costs, increase production, and extend asset life globally for Oil & Gas customers while ensuring safety, quality, and environmental compliance.

Position: Well Test Specialist

Location: USA | New Iberia, Louisiana

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Responsibilities

*This is considered a safety sensitive position, therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required.

Critical features of this job are described under the headings that follow. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary (essential) duty with skill.

Job Summary

To coordinate with operations management to prepare for projects, perform duties to mobilize, rig up, operate, and demobilize from projects, and finally, to lead or facilitate post-project meetings.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operating filter systems, Oil/H2O separations tanks, produced water treatment systems, and oilfield chemistry.
• Generate field Job Safety Analysis reports.
• To work with safety as a top priority in order to minimize accidents and incidents.
• To continually improve personal knowledge and experience.
• To maintain a high standard of housekeeping, good discipline and respect for peers and superiors.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Common knowledge of electronic and computer skills.
• Working with high pressure and hazardous chemicals.
• Working in extreme weathered conditions.
• Able to manage multiple, concurrent projects.
• Willingness to learn and share assignments.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Effectively deal with deadlines and changing priorities.
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

OE/Lean

• Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Suggestions, Daily Management Control, Standard Work, and Problem Solving.

• Attends all OE training as it is deployed by the OE team.

• Suggestions – 18 per year. Gemba walk done daily.

• Must have the capability of running a complete job night shift under the guidance of a Supervisor available for job situations and technical expertise.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Valid and current State Driver’s License

TWIC CARD

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, college preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must have working knowledge of MS Office.

• Professional demeanour and willingness to learn.

• Professional peer cooperation.

• Attention to detail. (E.g. field notes, COACH cards, etc.).

Being under little or no supervision, the employee is expected to be self-directed and to take initiative when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and keep busy without prompting from the supervisor or coordinator. Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, to perform multiple tasks at once, to have a high level of integrity, dependability and self-control to maintain composure, to learn and memorize procedures, to prioritize work and be persistent as needed, to manage time effectively and efficiently, to meet established deadlines, to display a cooperative attitude, to read, understand and follow all company, job specific, and safety policies/procedures, and to attend/use all required training.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, client, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply logical and spatial understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several defined variables in standardized situations. Ability to understand and coordinate sequential task activities.

Technical Skills:

• Meets all of the requirements applicable to Operator II.

• Capable of independently loading out, staging, rigging up/down, and executing a Service-Specific Job.

• Capable of overseeing, implementing, and executing project design.

• Capable of installing and operating routine safety systems.

• Fully-proficient in company-related technology systems (e.g., SharePoint, MS Office, KMI).

• Ability to read, to understand, and to implement a PFD and a P&ID.

• Capable of assessing the proper functioning of equipment, measuring devices, and processes.

• Responsible to ensure that all equipment certifications and/or personnel certifications are current and in compliance with Customer requirements.

• Responsible for completion of the Job Packet, including shipping manifests, permits, etc.

Team Skills:

• Meets all of the requirements applicable to Operator II.

• Facilitates OE-related exercises (e.g., kaizens, VSMs, etc.)

• Trains Team Members on Gemba Walks, 5S, etc.

• Actively trains personnel in, and encourages the use of, the Suggestion System.

• Authors JSEAs as required and trains others in hazard recognition.

• Fosters a learning environment and readily shares knowledge with Team.

• Continually mentors and actively evaluates Team Members. Writes Performance Evaluations on Team Members regularly.

• Functions as a Lead Team member when called upon, and oversees the execution of assigned Hoshins.

• Leads Pre- and Post-Job Meeting.

• Submits time sheets of Team in a timely fashion.

• Leads according to the Transformational Rules for Leaders.

• Assist in the interviewing of potential Team Members.

Customer/Business Skills:

• Meets all of the requirements applicable to Operator II.

• Capable of explaining the entire job process, including current conditions and any job-related issues.

• Ability to identify opportunities and initiate further sales.

• Communicates transparently with Customer. Keeps Customer informed of the progress of the job and any issues which might arise.

• Responsible for ensuring that all Customer expectations and requirements are met on location during the course of the job.

• Capable of completing accurate field tickets and having them signed on location by Customer.

• Has basic understanding of margins, operating profits, and project economics.

• Participates in Voice of the Customer (VoC) activities as requested.

• Responsible for turning in all third-party delivery tickets and purchase receipts.

Work Hours : Work hours vary depending on the scope of the project. Must have ability to work 24-hours on-call, meaning subject to call-out 24 hours a day working holidays, weekends, and overtime, as necessary, and away from home for the duration of the project.

Licensing : Incumbent must meet applicable Federal and/or State regulations/requirements regarding qualifications of drivers FMCSA or Pipeline work – PHMSA.

Working Conditions : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly not conducting work in a controlled office environment, sitting at a desk. On a regular basis, there may be exposure to plant areas, onshore job sites, and offshore job sites which include exposure to outside weather conditions as well as loud noise from equipment and dust from production processes.

Travel : To and from job sites or docks in a vehicle, or transported to the rig site by boat or helicopter.

Safety Equipment : Safety equipment required while performing the duties of this job include but not limited to an ANSI approved hardhat and safety glasses, safety shoes/boots with steel toe protection. Also may be required to wear goggles, cotton or high impact gloves, work vest, respirator, chemical/Neoprene Gloves, Chemical Apron, Hearing Protection, and Fall Protection device.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual who consists of a total of 24 hours of PEC Core training. Water Survival if working on water, certified rigging API RP2D, first aid CPR, Fall Protection competent user if working at heights, and defensive driving.

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by MSHA/OSHA regulations.

Additionally attends monthly safety meetings, submits 3 BBS/COACH cards a month, and completes JSEAs prior to each task.

Performance Rating Criteria:

This will include criteria for rating of job requirements such as suggestions, kaizens, gemba walks, NCRs, competency portfolio, COACH cards, safety meetings and performance evaluations all of which will be tied to performance ratings and incentive payments.

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