Engineering Field Supervisor

AES is seeking an Engineering Field Supervisor to join us in West Texas. At AES Drilling Fluids we offer great benefits, competitive salary, paid overtime, opportunity for bonuses and a stable work environment with advancement opportunities. We seek local candidates that want to build a career and join our great culture! 

Reports to the Regional Engineering Manager, oversees an assigned territory’s field activities and ensures that Company employees working in the field perform their duties in accordance with applicable law and AES’s high standards. The Engineering Field Supervisor is also responsible for ensuring that services are safely delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds client expectations.

This position includes a fuel card + auto allowance.

Fantastic Benefits! 

• Employer paid life insurance and disability
• Affordable medical / dental / vision / dependent
• Paid time off / generous holidays
• 401K (6% match)
• Many other benefits

WORK LOCATION: West Texas

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts rig visits daily in order to oversee and manage the work of drilling fluids engineers to provide optimal customer service.
• Assists and trains new hires and consultants regarding all well-related drilling fluids and rig file issues including appropriate end of well reconciliation processes.
• Investigates and resolves any issues resulting from substandard performance, including appropriate discipline and/or recommendations for discipline, removal, and/or substitution of appropriate personnel.
• Complies with and ensures that all AES policies, procedures, and safety requirements are followed by all Company field personnel.
• Identifies and resolves employee concerns and complaints.
• Assists in the interview and hire of new drilling fluids engineers and with assigning, scheduling, and matching drilling fluids engineers to appropriate projects.
• Participates in annual and interim reviews of performance and provides continual feedback concerning employee performance and disciplinary issues, and makes prompt recommendations for necessary corrective action.
• Begins wells that are awarded on short notice and assists with ensuring a smooth handover to the assigned drilling fluids engineer(s).
• Researches, reviews, formulates, and modifies client-specific technical drilling fluids engineering programs and well reports and, in collaboration with the account or sales manager and drilling fluids engineer, analyzes, reviews, and troubleshoots problems and makes adjustments, when and as necessary.
• Provides support and expert guidance to engineering personnel by conducting morning reviews, attending and leading spud meetings, as needed, and analyzing predetermined wells and providing necessary feedback.
• Supports sales and field personnel in their achievement of service goals by promoting efficiency and ensuring quality control through surveying rigs for expected and actual performance.
• Maintains constant communication with customer well-site representatives, rig and field support personnel, addresses customer inquiries and resolves issues, obtains customer feedback, and entertains customer representative, field, and rig personnel.
• Ensures steady communication between the field and AES warehouses to prevent waste and reduce unnecessary expenditures of Company inventory and employee time.
• Supports and participates in AES’s continual improvement program in conformity with ISO requirements.
• Conducts special projects and all other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager and/or US Head of Engineering.

• High school diploma or GED; Associate’s or Technical Degree in Engineering or Chemistry (or related degree) is preferred.
• Successful completion of an AES-approved mud school.
• At least five (5) years of prior hands-on work experience as a drilling fluids engineer.
• Prior supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in an ISO environment is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and the maintenance of a driving record satisfactory to AES.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (including strong Microsoft Excel skills) and Outlook, and strong internet research skills.

AES Drilling Fluids is an equal opportunity employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment on the basis of their qualification for the job in question without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin age, disability, military/veteran status, genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. AES Drilling Fluids regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

AES is not considering outsourcing this position to staffing firms.