RWDY Inc
Maintenance Operator
Full-TimePosted on 9/17/2026
$75.05/hr
+ $50/day vehicle allowance
Senior
Carlsbad, NM, USA
In Person
About the job
Requirements
- A high school diploma, GED, higher secondary education, and/or commensurate work experience is required.
- Six or more years of relevant experience is required.
- Experience should include oil and gas facility maintenance, lease operations with maintenance responsibilities, and/or the control, design, and operation of oil and gas facilities.
- Inspection and preventive maintenance.
- Equipment troubleshooting and repair.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Knowledge of oil and gas safety standards.
- Regulatory and environmental compliance.
- Quality control.
- Vendor coordination.
- Oral and written communication.
- Digital literacy.
- Business acumen.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and replace equipment across oil and gas production facilities, including wells, batteries, and plants.
- Perform complex corrective maintenance involving tank valves, seat and trim components, dump controllers, Kimray valves, water-transfer equipment, pumping-unit stuffing boxes, sump pots, and ball valves.
- Complete work according to schedules established by the Maintenance Planner.
- Repair or replace well-site equipment while maintaining environmental compliance and proper well-site control of pneumatic equipment.
- Coordinate closely with Maintenance Planners, Operations Engineers, Superintendents, Foremen, and the Environmental Health and Safety Department.
- Develop and implement standard operating procedures that support safe and efficient operations.
- Work with the Maintenance Planner to improve cycle times, identify necessary pre-job planning steps, and ensure timely work-order closure.
- Perform equipment inspections to identify potential problems before failures occur.
- Ensure maintenance work complies with established procedures, safety requirements, environmental regulations, and industry best practices.
- Lead job planning, cost tracking, and reporting of maintenance expenses.
- Ensure work orders are completed promptly and safely, with accurate closure and verification.
- Maintain company equipment, including computers, vehicles, and analysis or testing equipment.
- Maintain productive working relationships with landowners and local, state, and federal representatives.
- Exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions are identified.
- Serve as a field-wide point of contact during emergencies or significant operational events.
- Promote a strong safety culture throughout the maintenance team.
- Train and support less-experienced Maintenance Operators.
- Coordinate vendors as required to support maintenance activities.
Desired Qualifications
- E&P operations experience is preferred.
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional certification is preferred.
- Results orientation.
- Active learning.