The posting
Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.
We are looking for a Field Service Technician (Hydraulics) located in Watford City, ND. This is your opportunity to join a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.
What’s In It For You:
- Earn Field Service Bonus potential
- Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week (plus overtime as needed)
- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match and more!
What You Will Do:
- The Field Service Technician is responsible for performing basic to advanced maintenance, new equipment installations and troubleshooting actions in either the shop or field.
- Executes the commissioning and decommissioning of multiplex pump skids and components at oil and gas well sites for use on Jet Pump artificial lift, Salt Water Disposal (SWD) Systems, and other facilities.
- Perform repairs and troubleshoot multiplex pumps, commonly known as “Triplexes” and “Quintuplex-es,” and its auxiliary components for operation. Including but not limited to; electric motor and their variable speed drives (VSD), safety switches, flow meters, various valves, and lubrication and sump pumps.
- Troubleshoot, repair and service Jet Pump systems used for artificial lift in the oil and gas industry.
- Complete preventative maintenance on equipment noted above at regular intervals.
- Write service tickets in a timely and accurate manner for customers to review and invoices generated.
- Participate with on-call rotation for the facility, as required by the business.
- Maintains a clean and well-organized work area and company truck
- Knows and complies with all safety policies and procedures.
- Develops good working relationships with customers through professional communication.
- Respond to customer calls and assist with technical questions.
- Contributes to the department's continuous improvement culture.
Pre-employment requirements:
- Drug and Alcohol Screen
- Criminal Background Check
- Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Check
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be age 21 or older to drive company vehicle.
- High school diploma or GED
- One year work-related experience as a field service mechanic troubleshooting and repairing multiplex pumps and jet pump artificial lift systems.
- Valid driver’s license in state of residence.
- Must have an acceptable driving record.
- Strong mechanical skills, able to perform mechanical field maintenance work to ensure optimal availability and reliability of artificial lift equipment at oil and gas wellsite locations.
- Good oral and written communication skills, able to express thoughts clearly, both orally and in writing, using good grammar. Listens to understand input, feedback, and concerns. Provides complete information in an open, honest straightforward manner. Responds promptly and positively to questions and requests.
- Good analytical and critical thinking skills. Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
- Good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision. Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
- Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite. Picks up on technical things quickly; Can learn new skills and knowledge is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge; does well in technical courses and seminars.
- Ability to troubleshoot customer issues and manage difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance.
- Ensures accountability by taking personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little oversight.
- Strong safety focus, able to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety, upholding safety standards.
- Immigration sponsorship not offered for this role.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to lift and carry 25 lbs. regularly and 50 lbs. occasionally.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
- Employee is required to occasionally walk in customer field locations, which may include inclines, uneven surfaces, and a variety of weather conditions.
- Employee must be able to regularly bend, stoop, crawl, lay down, twist and push.
- Employee is required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment including but not limited to shoes/boots, hard hats, or respirators.
- Work normally is executed at customer field locations in a variety of weather and temperature conditions.
- Some work is accomplished indoors and in air-conditioned or well-ventilated facilities.
- Work may include visits to customer offices or field locations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic understanding of downhole pumps and completions.
- Working knowledge of multi-cylinder engines.
- Automation experience.
About Us:
ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century.
We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.
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