Automation Specialist

Overview

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Opportunity Snapshot:

• Compensation: $64/hour
• Location: Carlsbad, NM
• Assignment Duration: 12 months
• Work Schedule: 7/7 Rotation, 12 hour days
• Benefits: Comprehensive insurance with 401(k), holidays and PTO

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, and associated instrumentation (level, pressure, flow, vibration, etc.)

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance in accordance with Client and industry standards (API, NEC, NFPA, ISA, IEEE)

• Provide on-site automation expertise for well pads, tank batteries, salt-water-disposal and compressor stations

• Serve as the facility controls subject-matter expert, identifying improvement opportunities that enhance uptime and safety

• Develop and modify PLC logic (ladder, function block, structured text) and local HMI graphics

•  Commission and validate control loops, alarms, and interlocks using engineering documentation (P&IDs, Cause & Effect matrices, control narratives)

• Leverage SAP or other CMMS tools to plan, track, and document maintenance activities

• Follow Management-of-Change (MOC) procedures and Client PLC programming standards

• Work safely around energized electrical and instrumentation systems—including confined-space and man-lift work—while adhering to all corporate and regulatory requirements

• Participate in the rotating on-call schedule; work 12-hour shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays as required

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Instrumentation or Automation Technology or at least a GED

• 3 years as an Automation Specialist and 3 years of oil-field experience minimum.  7 years of oil-field experience, including 3 years focused on upstream automation preferred

• Advanced understanding of well-site RTU design, programming, and troubleshooting

• Advanced knowledge of analog/discrete instrumentation and serial/Ethernet protocols

• Intermediate ability to maintain PLC programs (ladder, function block, structured text) and local HMIs

• Proficiency with Rockwell Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View

• Ability to travel to remote sites, work under supplied air, and operate from aerial platforms

• Capable of working independently with limited supervision

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office and Windows OS

• Hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley and Rosemount equipment

• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and Cause & Effect charts

• Intermediate proficiency in troubleshooting control networks (ControlNet, EtherNet/IP, fiber optics, RF)

• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build trust, collaborate across disciplines, and drive positive performance.

The Bergaila Way:

The Bergaila Companies is a nationally recognized leader in providing staffing services to all sectors of the energy industry. We continually focus on partnering with talented professionals, engineering the perfect fit between our clients and employees. Choosing a career path with Bergaila grants you immediate access to nationally recognized organizations we partner with. Bergaila consistently attracts and retains its Employees with our dedicated internal service team, top tier benefits programs for contractors and their families, and commitment to place you in the desired career of your choice.

Client Overview:

Our Client is a global international energy exploration and production company and one of the largest oil producers in the United States.  Founded in 1920, our client’s technical expertise and proven ability to deliver lasting results are the hallmark of their international success. While manufacturing the building blocks for life-enhancing products, our client utilizes leading edge technologies that grow their business and simultaneously help to advance a lower-carbon world.

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