Field Operator

Job summary

Manage daily well, battery, and facility operations including visual inspections and production accounting. Perform preventative maintenance on surface equipment and supervise third-party contractors while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Job details

Job Title: Field Production Operator (Contract) with future opportunity to become an employee te Location: Must reside within 1 hour of Cynthia, Alberta Schedule: 8 days on, 6 days off (10-hour days) Overview Seeking an experienced Independent contractor for a Field Production Operator role. The contractor will manage daily well, battery, and facility operations, production accounting, and on-site maintenance. Core Responsibilities Execute daily visual inspections of well pads and monitor wellhead parameters. Optimize flowing gas and condensate wells to prevent liquid loading and manage pump jacks and other artificial lift systems. Coordinate fluid hauling (oil, NGL, produced water) and manage field chemical injection rates. Operate central battery process equipment, gas sweetening units, compressors, and storage tank farms. Execute well tests, conduct physical tank dips, and prove custody transfer meters in compliance with AER Directive 017. Validate SCADA inputs and Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM) data. Perform preventative maintenance on surface equipment and troubleshoot process upsets. Issue safe work permits and supervise third-party contractors on site. Maintain strict compliance with Alberta OHS regulations, AER Directive 055, and AER Directive 060. Mandatory Requirements & Experience Direct operating experience in the Cynthia, Alberta operating area. Extensive experience operating oil, gas, and NGL facilities. Proven experience with sour gas (H2S) operations and valid H2S Alive certification. Technical proficiency operating and troubleshooting pump jacks and gas sweetening units. Must provide a reliable truck equipped with standard tools for field operations. Must supply personal cell phone, computer, and mobile office equipment. Mandatory response to SCADA call-outs and emergency alarms based on the on-call schedule.

What you’ll do

Manage daily well, battery, and facility operations including visual inspections and production accounting. Perform preventative maintenance on surface equipment and supervise third-party contractors while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Requires direct operating experience in the Cynthia, Alberta area and proficiency with sour gas operations and H2S Alive certification. Candidates must provide their own reliable truck, tools, and mobile office equipment.

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Field Production Operations
• Well Testing
• SCADA
• H2S Operations
• Preventative Maintenance
• Production Accounting
• Artificial Lift Systems
• Gas Sweetening Units
• Fluid Hauling Coordination
• Custody Transfer Metering
• Safe Work Permits
• Regulatory Compliance

Job areas

• Energy
• Trades
• Engineering
• Security & Safety