Senior Crew Chief X2,(Weatherford)- Employment, career opportunity in Uganda

Job Title:  Senior Crew Chief X2
Organization:  Weatherford
Deadline:   28th Oct 2013
Job Information    
Weatherford is one of the largest international oil and natural gas service companies. The company provides products and services for drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells, along with pipeline construction and commissioning. Weatherford Uganda invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the position of Senior Crew Chief based on the specifications indicated here below:

The Role:
To operate and maintain power and handling equipment in accordance with approved industry standards, quality procedures, safety guidelines and within the scope of the technician’s qualifications and competencies to ensure integrity of the client’s wells. Supervise offshore crews, ensuring full compliance with all relevant safety and quality procedures.
Delegate responsibility and tasks within the as appropriate to team members competency. Liaise and advise the client as applicable on the integrity of the clients tubing/casing and running procedures.
Accurately complete and maintain logs and job reports.

Key responsibilities/accountabilities:
Operate power and handling equipment within client’s time specification in compliance with Weatherford Tubular Running Service Competence Assurance System to
maintain integrity of the client’s wells.
Maintain power and handling equipment at work area within client’s time specification in compliance with Weatherford Tubular Running Service Competence Assurance System to allow equipment to be operational on location.
Liaise with Weatherford onshore support staff to ensure adequate equipment is available at the worksite to meet operational requirements
Liaise and advise the client representative on the integrity or condition of the client’s tubing/casing during operations in compliance with Weatherford Competence Assurance System (Working Relationships) to allow client to decide on utilisation of equipment. Liaise and advise the client representative on running procedures to allow ongoing improvements and efficiencies to be transferred to customer’s operations.
Accurately complete and maintain logs and job reports during operations to evaluate work to allow continual improvement and for business information.
Attend daily Operation meetings on client site.
Contact Operations office on a daily basis or as instructed to receive job and check-in details. Additionally, attend pre and post job briefings as instructed to ensure the communication of issues and information is facilitated. Additionally, to attend industry and company training as instructed and required by Company, industry or clients (i.e. also pre-spud meetings, team-build events etc as requested by client.)
lCarry out stabber duties (including pipe alignment and stabbing, signalling Driller and operating handling tools) on stabbing board to avoid damage to pipe during pipe makeup operations within client’s time specification in compliance with Weatherford Tubular Running Service Competence
Assurance System to maintain integrity of the client’s wells.
Operate power and handling equipment within work originator’s time specification (Internal/External customers) in horizontal applications onshore, in accordance with approved industry standards, safety and quality procedures, legislation and within the scope of the technician’s qualifications and competencies to meet customer’s work requirements.  Any other delegated responsibilities as instructed by Line Management within the time frame specified in a safe and efficient manner to meet business requirements, provided the instruction is reasonable and you are capable and deemed competent to fulfill these.
Essential requirements/qualifications:
Completed Senior High School certificate 8 years field experience as a Senior Tong/Stabber Operator 5 years Supervisory experience


Please send your CV indicating the position applied for to: jade.vanderbyl@eu.weatherford.com
Deadline for submission is Monday 28th, October 2013.
Candidates applying for the advertised positions will be selected on merit.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.