Technical Manager - Wireline
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Overview 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. Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course. 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. Responsibilities Roles & Responsibilities Analyze, plan, organize, and support all Wireline operations and work to drive higher adoption levels by the customers of Weatherford services, based on the needs expressed by the client and/or the operations team, from job planning phase into implementation. The role is responsible and accountable for the overall Wireline technical services, identifying gaps and opportunities to drive business and operational improvement. As a subject matter expert for the product line, the position is responsible for supporting KSAB operations in areas such as job planning, job performance, client service delivery reviews, technical support and field queries, new technology implementation, technology sustaining, critical project oversight, as well as other business necessary activities. OPERATIONS
- Acts as the liaison between the Aramco, Wireline Management and R&D/Sustaining Engineering for operations support including field testing and product launch.
- Technical Wireline expert in the Geozone for the new technology.
- Ability to articulate and develop clear value propositions based on the new technology business case.
- Assist with commercial proposals and value propositions are delivered with adequate technical support information.
- Monitor adequate resources are in place to properly field test and launch the new technology.
- Identifies candidate wells and work with customers to ensure the field test objectives are met.
- Supports Operations, as required during field test, including participating in RTOC (Real time Operating Center) and rig site operations.
- Provides technical input/support into all new product/service-related incidents, following up on corrective actions and evaluation the success of these actions.
- Monitors and contribute with the operational performance statistics/KPIs of the new product, providing feedback to Geozone Wireline Manager
- Provides feedback/supporting materials to Training/Development team for Field Engineer and Sales training.
- Reviews all field test results with the customers when required.
- Supports Geozone Wireline Manager to develop and execute the business plan for the new product for the Geozone.
- Gathers customer feedback to further improve the product/service.
- Support all product upgrade/development and implementation initiatives.
- Ensures Lessons Learned as the products are delivered to the clients and are communicated internally in the GEOZONE as well as to the Global Wireline Manager to implement corrective actions.
- Provide direct, high-level support to customers for critical new technology services.
- Generate technical papers and case histories to promote the new service.
- Responsible for ensuring publishing and distributing product improvement content including tech alerts, updated field procedures and work instructions.
- Supports operations on technical troubleshooting related to hardware/software/procedural management of change, supports HazId/HazOp, procedural reviews.
- Facilitates and support the Field Operations learning and development program.
- Lean - Lead the Wireline Lean process (Including productivity analysis) in collaboration with the GZ Lean team.
- Logging Knowledgebase, maintain a library of historical jobs, providing offset information and Best Practices for field specific operations, in collaboration with the IES team.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of oilfield Wireline experience
- Experience in strategic planning and execution. Knowledge of contracting and change management.
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Comprehensive knowledge and operational understanding of Wireline Services and Equipment
- Detail-oriented individual with proven ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects concurrently and within projected deadlines. Ability to offer creative solutions and resourceful problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with reading, analysing, and interpreting common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Effective written, verbal and presentation skills. Ability to prepare and present clear and concise oral and written opinions, reports, and presentations.
- Team worker, fast learner, results oriented, proactive and independent.
- Work effectively across a diverse multicultural multilingual community
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