Permian Field Operations & Maintenance Techs

About Permian

Straddling West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico, the Permian is the most prolific oil and gas basin in America and the engine behind the country’s energy renaissance.  Nationally, it provides about 40% of oil and 15% of gas production and plays a critical role in making the U.S. a leading energy exporter.
The merger of ExxonMobil and Pioneer creates an Unconventional business with the largest, high-return development potential in the Permian Basin. The combined company’s more than 1.4 million net acres in the Delaware and Midland basins have an estimated 16 billion barrels of oil equivalent resource. Plan to increase volumes in the Permian from 1.6 million barrels to 2.5 million barrels per day from our Permian assets by 2030. Investments in infrastructure from New Mexico to the Gulf Coast enhance logistics and integrated value. We've advanced gathering and processing facilities, including the Cowboy central delivery point. Integration maximizes resource development through to fuels, lubes, and chemicals. The Permian Basin business unit also has the distinction of being the first at ExxonMobil to unveil and execute a plan for net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in operated assets by 2030, as part of the Corporation’s broader 2050 net zero ambition.
Over 1800 employees work and live in Midland, Odessa, Carlsbad, and the surrounding areas, all of which offer easy access to national parks and unrivaled outdoor recreational opportunities. Employees in the area also get to enjoy the world-renowned Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which ExxonMobil has proudly sponsored since 2019. As a major operator in the Permian Basin, ExxonMobil invests heavily in local community development through the Permian Strategic Partnership, an industry consortium that works to enhance quality of life by improving infrastructure, healthcare, housing, education and workforce development.

What role you will play in our team

• We are looking for talent for our 2026 hiring campaign! Candidate must be willing to work from the Permian.
• Descriptions of several of our positions are below. We will be looking for: Lease Operators, Maintenance Techs, Automation Techs, Electricians, and Mechanics

What will you do

1. A lease operator plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient extraction of oil and gas. Their responsibilities include:

• Implementing safety protocols: Ensuring the safety of personnel and equipment by following safety procedures and emergency response protocols
• Operating and maintaining equipment: This includes pumps, compressors, and separators to ensure smooth production processes
• Monitoring production: They keep an eye on gauges and meters to detect malfunctions or deviations and initiate corrective actions
• Recording data: Keeping accurate logs of daily operations, including production volumes.

2. A Maintenance Technician supports the maintenance and reliability team by communicating with field teams to accurately plan and report  Preventative Maintenance status and facilitate requests to mitigate any issues. 

• Coordinate and support preventive and corrective maintenance to meet regulatory compliance and reliability expectations by validating and documenting activities in the field to ensure consistency of reporting and safety of operations
• Maintain information for equipment located on field locations to maintain accurate asset registry for maintenance activities
• Collaborate with various teams to schedule and execute work to optimize resources and timing while increasing reliability

3. As an Automation Technician on our team, you will be responsible for the installation, troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of instrumentatio and automation systems for ExxonMobil Oil and Gas operations. Automation Technicians will have on call responsibilities, work with multiple work  teams in the support of oil and gas operations.

• Install, commission and maintain controls, electrical and instrumentation equipment in compliance with piping and Instrument Diagrams
• Test and repair electrical and instrumentation systems utilized by production and control equipment to ensure adherence to Control Narratives and Cause & Effects
• Proficient in controller logics, networking and HMI design
• Evaluate electrical systems and instrumentation to establish plans for repair, perform preventative maintenance and record changes to facility designs
• Capable of interfacing with, troubleshooting and repairing various control and networking devices
• Works daily with Operations, Engineering and various Organizational groups to meet safety, environmental and production goals

Additional Positions

4. As an Industrial Electrician on our team, you will be responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical and automation systems in facilities associated with the gas/oil industry.

• Troubleshoot low, medium and high voltage power circuits
• Work safely around power line distribution systems and substation
• Keep all electrical power supplies and equipment operational
• Ability to wire complex control circuits from schematic wiring diagrams
• Demonstrate knowledge of electronic theory and principles
• Demonstrate working knowledge of NEC, and OSHA regulations

5. Mechanics perform a variety of duties regarding the operation, installation, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting of machinery and/or mechanical    equipment including but not limited to integrally geared and reciprocating gas compressors, natural gas and electric motors, centrifugal pumps, and  dehydration system.

• Assist with mechanical overhaul and maintenance of the compressor
• Ensure that mechanical equipment within a limited area of operations are properly installed, operating within design limits, repaired and maintained.
• Responsible for the operation, service, maintenance and repair of the Company’s equipment, including compressors and motors.
• Timely advise, inform, assist immediate supervisor and/or other personnel of his directed operations that could potentially affect other operations.

About You

• Varies by job (see above)
• Must be able to pass a criminal background screening, drug screening, and pre-employment testing

Pre-Employment Testing Guidance

This position requires pre-employment testing. After applying you will receive a pop up giving you access to the assessment. You may take the assessment at that time or utilize the instructions below to access the assessment at a time convenient for you.  Note that the assessment must be completed by the deadline for you to be considered for the position for which you have applied. Assessment results are valid for 365 days from the original date of completion and apply to all job postings which require this pre-employment assessment.

IMPORTANT

ExxonMobil assessments have been revised.  Effective May 1, 2024 all applicants must complete the revised assessments. 

PLEASE COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT BY:  The assessment should be completed by June 30, 2026.

Instructions to access the Assessment after applying

• Login to https://jobs.exxonmobil.com
• Click on View Profile (top right-hand corner) and login. 
• To login you will need your email address and the password established when you created your profile.  
• Scroll down to the Jobs Applied section and click.
• Complete the assessment for the job where indicated. 
• Online Assessment Study Guide can be found here: http://corporate.exxonmobil.com/-/media/Global/Files/careers/2024-Wage-Test-Study-Guide
• Online Practice Tests can be found here: Practice Tests and Assessments | SHL

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Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

Employee Equal Opportunity

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.