Job Title: Lease Operator / Multi-Skilled Operator III
Duration: 1 year initially with possibility of extension
Schedule: 8/6 rotation (10 hours a day)
Location: Dunn Center, North Dakota
This opportunity supports field operations within a large-scale Lower 48 oil and gas production environment, with a focus on well operations, gas lift systems, ESPs, three-phase separation, gas compression, and pipeline activities. The role offers the chance to contribute to production performance, equipment reliability, maintenance preparation, and operational optimisation while working closely with engineering and support teams. This position is well suited to candidates with strong operational knowledge of rotating equipment, production monitoring, and process support in a technically demanding setting.
Required Experience:
- Typically 5-7 years of experience in operations within a technical production environment
- Experience with well operations, including gas lifted wells and ESPs
- Experience working with three-phase separation, gas compression, control board operation, and pipeline operation
- Experience preparing for and performing maintenance activities, including taking readings, completing rounds, and issuing work permits
- Experience supporting data gathering requests and working with engineering and other support groups
Required Skills:
- Strong working knowledge of operational technology, applications, terminology, and procedures relevant to the role
- Ability to monitor well and equipment performance and take action to maximise production
- Capability to assist with minor maintenance of valves, pumps, and rotating equipment
- Ability to optimise chemical pump rates using production data, including corrosion, paraffin, and soap injection
- Ability to track test compression data and conduct fluid level checks with an echo meter
- Ability to write procedures, initiate work requests, and interface effectively with support teams
- Demonstrated ability to perform varied and complex technical tasks and make decisions within broad parameters
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.