Join Weatherford, a leading global energy services company, as a Production Automation Technician - Electrician based in Lloydminster, SK. In this dynamic role, you'll provide expert testing, repairs, installation, and commissioning of advanced production automation equipment both in our shop and at customer field locations. You'll serve as the primary technical contact for customers, ensuring optimal performance of variable speed drives, rod pump controllers, pump-off controllers, and other critical oilfield electrical systems while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Install, commission, and service production optimization equipment including VSDs, RPCs, POCs, variable speed drives, rod pump controllers, pump-off controllers, flow meters, pump panels, time clocks, and motor controllers in shop and field environments

• Oversee electrical installations ensuring full compliance with national, provincial, and local electrical codes

• Interpret and work from line drawings, electrical schematics, and technical product literature

• Plan, permit, schedule, and execute installation projects while maintaining comprehensive project documentation

• Serve as the main on-site point of contact for customers, building strong relationships through professional interaction and integrity

• Promote company products and identify additional customer needs and competitive intelligence to support sales efforts

• Create detailed service reports documenting all electrical repairs and maintenance activities

• Communicate field intelligence and customer requirements to management and sales personnel

• Comply with Weatherford Quality Policy, Safety Systems Manual, and all customer safety requirements

• Maintain 24/7 on-call availability to meet customer emergency and installation demands

Skills and Education

• Required: Red Seal Journeyperson Electrician certification(preferred), will consider Apprentice Electrician

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

• Required: Valid driver's license with good driving record

• 1-2 years relevant experience in communications, automation, electronics, and/or controls

• 0-2+ years working knowledge of oilfield electronic control products (installation, set-up, and use)

• Technical school or on-the-job training in advanced electronics for oil and gas production automation

• Prior experience reading electrical schematics and wiring diagrams

• Previous instrumentation experience (asset)

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)

• Strong customer service and communication skills with basic interpersonal and negotiating abilities

• Ability to work flexible schedules including long, irregular hours and on-call availability

• Physical ability to immediately respond to emergency situations

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Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.  

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.  

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, world-class team.  

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford. 

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Weatherford is producing energy for today and tomorrow- with global opportunities as unlimited as your sense of adventure. Join us to make an impact on our customers, the industry, and the world.  

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.