What are the responsibilities and job description for the Control Room Operator III position at Apache Corporation?
Company Overview
Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are healthier, have access to better education, and are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living.
Nearly 3 billion people — roughly one-third of the global population — live without electricity or without clean cooking facilities. We are committed to providing energy in innovative and more sustainable ways to help raise the standard of living for those living in energy poverty and to meet the ongoing demands of people and economies around the world.
The products we deliver power increasingly cleaner electricity across the globe, fuel tractors and trucks, make fertilizer to keep the world's food supply on the table, and heat our schools, hospitals and businesses.
Our employees bring a wide range of talents and skills to the job every day to tackle complex business challenges. We believe in providing a truly rewarding work environment supported by a benefits platform that ranks among the best in our peer group. Our company offers career development opportunities where employees can grow personally and professionally. We promote employee benefits that cultivate a family-friendly work environment and focus on our employees' overall well-being.
We are committed to being a workplace where all employees are valued and can thrive with a sense of belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion benefits our individual employees, our company and our external stakeholders; we are better as an organization when various ideas and perspectives are brought to the table.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache has operations in the United States, Egypt's Western Desert and the United Kingdom's North Sea and a sister company with exploration opportunities offshore Suriname. Whether supporting Apache, APA Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, team members are employed by Apache Corporation.
For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit:
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www.apacorp.com Specific Responsibilities
The Control Room Operator, for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Operations Excellence team at the company’s Midland, TX facility reporting to the Remote Operations Supervisor. This position will watch closely to identify any abnormal operating and/or equipment conditions and monitor and coordinate logistical activities.
This role will be primarily responsible for the following:
Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache. Apache Statement on Hiring
To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are healthier, have access to better education, and are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living.
Nearly 3 billion people — roughly one-third of the global population — live without electricity or without clean cooking facilities. We are committed to providing energy in innovative and more sustainable ways to help raise the standard of living for those living in energy poverty and to meet the ongoing demands of people and economies around the world.
The products we deliver power increasingly cleaner electricity across the globe, fuel tractors and trucks, make fertilizer to keep the world's food supply on the table, and heat our schools, hospitals and businesses.
Our employees bring a wide range of talents and skills to the job every day to tackle complex business challenges. We believe in providing a truly rewarding work environment supported by a benefits platform that ranks among the best in our peer group. Our company offers career development opportunities where employees can grow personally and professionally. We promote employee benefits that cultivate a family-friendly work environment and focus on our employees' overall well-being.
We are committed to being a workplace where all employees are valued and can thrive with a sense of belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion benefits our individual employees, our company and our external stakeholders; we are better as an organization when various ideas and perspectives are brought to the table.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache has operations in the United States, Egypt's Western Desert and the United Kingdom's North Sea and a sister company with exploration opportunities offshore Suriname. Whether supporting Apache, APA Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, team members are employed by Apache Corporation.
For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit:
Portfolio
Sustainability
Investors
www.apacorp.com Specific Responsibilities
The Control Room Operator, for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Operations Excellence team at the company’s Midland, TX facility reporting to the Remote Operations Supervisor. This position will watch closely to identify any abnormal operating and/or equipment conditions and monitor and coordinate logistical activities.
This role will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Central point of contact for all field operations by actively monitoring Apache upstream assets for safety and performance.
- Act as a liaison between various field teams during all emergency and or abnormal operating conditions and during the activation of the Apache Incident Command system
- Continuously monitors Production facilities and wells to help Lease Operators pump by priority
- Monitor alarms and participate in alarm management/rationalization
- Adhere to the “VDP” Program; Control Room Operator may be pumping a route from the Control Room
- When abnormalities are detected, troubleshoot the issue to minimize safety risks and economic losses by delegating to/informing other Production Department personnel
- Utilize Cygnet and ForeSite to drive efficiency, well optimization, and root cause analysis
- Utilize remote control to operate auto-chokes and automated equipment
- Dispatch the Lease Operator to the well when problems occur and follow up after dispatching until issues have been resolved
- Intake and input maintenance work-orders through K-2
- Provide daily updates to stakeholders via Teams and generated reports
- Dispatch, track and coordinate Third Party Trucking Companies to ensure delivery or transfer of various fluids ( drilling brines, oil-based muds, or fresh water, produced water and crude oil).
- Coordinating disposal of fluids to specific sites in respect to contents of each truck (i.e. Produced water- Recycle facility, Solids/Oil waste – Disposal facility, Completions/Flowback waste – Recycle Facility/SWD)
- Organize and coordinate services for various field teams including; construction, drilling, completions, frac fleet services, flowback, production.
- Initiate general work orders and distribute field service orders for a variety of internal field teams via email, online applications, and phone systems.
- Act as a liaison between various field teams during field emergencies, drilling rig emergencies, or during activation of Apache's Incident Command System.
- Develop reports for distribution and communication between field teams utilizing products such as; Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, GIS, SAP or Power BI.
- Utilizing in field camera system that enables logistics desk to remotely open/close gate access across various locations in field.
- Monitoring cameras in the field at specific Central Tank Batteries, Corporate offices, and Field offices for security and HSE purposes. This allows the logistics desk to ensure work being performed at Apache locations is completed safely and efficiently.
- Monitoring cygnet to schedule crude oil pickups daily across the field, maintain proper tank levels
- Participate and interact with SCADA to review and complete alarm rationalization on an ongoing basis Qualifications & Experience
- 2-3 years Production Operations Experience (Remote Operations Experience preferred)
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Required.
- Basic knowledge of production, completions, work over and drilling operations
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills required of the position.
- Ability to operate various switches, control devices, and valves, and knowledge of the effects each has on total operations
- Willing to work 12 hour shifts on a rotating schedule (7 days on/7 days off) including night shift and overtime as required.
- Applies thorough operating knowledge to complete job duties.
- Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
- Works under limited supervision.
- Prioritizes routine and non-routine tasks assigned by others.
- Participates as a team member. Competencies
Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache. Apache Statement on Hiring
To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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