Wells Maintenance Team Lead

Job Description

About the Company

Petroleum Development Oman is the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman. The Company delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply.

Purpose of the Job

Responsible for all Rigs and Hoists systems maintenance. He assists the In-Sourcing WE Manager in providing technical support to the field operations. The position requires working closely with Equipment OEM, Workshops and Repair Facilities inside and outside Oman, and other groups within PDO, e.g., Well Engineering, IT, Procurement, and Training departments.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical or Electrical or equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in Rig / Hoist equipment with a minimum of 5 years as Preventive Maintenance Supervisor (PMS).

Main Responsibilities

• Manages the planning and assignments of the roving personnel based on the case-by-case requirements of the field operations and maintenance projects. Provides ahead of each trip a 'road map / mini assignment details for the roving person to set all expectations. Obtains an end of activity report.
• Promote the use of Deficiency Reports, performs a detailed investigation on relevant equipment/material deficiencies and associated problems. Co-ordinate the issue with the Rig Manager and Supervisors.
• Follow the maintenance reports and review them regularly, highlighting major issues to the attention of the Insourcing WE Manager and Operation Team Leads.
• Manage the distribution system of Alerts, Guidelines. Build/secure records, PM status, etc. Ensure that publishable OEM material is added to our systems. Own the Maintenance Procedures and Standard update process, ensuring all material is posted in systems for field access using the PDO Network.
• Coordinate the hardware audit process covering all PDO owned rigs and hoists. Assemble or make proposals for the assembly of internal and external resources to build such teams. Participate in the site audit process where deemed necessary. Maintain posting of the hardware audit reports quarterly updates and follow up on the close out of the hardware audit action items.
• Participate in QHSE audits on rigs and visit the operating units to improve communication between the units and maintenance team. Report findings, focusing on potential units' improvement, ideas that can be exchanged between units, optimization of processes, and QHSE improvements.
• Provide support for the maintenance training program by reviewing the content of the existing technical courses, evaluating relevance, and selecting new courses upon request from training. Identify and highlight additional perceived needs to training.
• Maintain inventory of spare assets in the country and inventory of equipment stored in the yards, sharing it with Rig Managers, Field Superintendent, and Operations Team Lead.
• Assist the Procurement Engineer in determining proper levels of stock and recommend an optimum stock level based on current deliveries and average use.
• The Maintenance Team Lead shall use his expertise and qualification to recommend equipment specification for purchase, transfer, retirement, spare asset, and annual capital purchase.
• Observe proper rig operating procedures, noting unsafe practices.
• Play an active part in QHSE meetings, toolbox meetings, the LEAN program, and all other company safety management systems.
• Familiar with Management of Change Requirement and ensure it is followed.
• Responsible for the practical training of the new people in his team with respect to HSE.
• Ensure that all company disseminated information applicable to his staff is communicated to them in TBTs.
• Oversee the major troubleshooting effort on the rig and hoist side during shut down situations.
• Follow up on all major equipment overhauls in the field or in OEM workshops.
• Provide appropriate support to Rigs and Hoists to ensure that all kinds of equipment calibration and testing of safety equipment by third parties are carried out as per specified schedules.

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