Senior Lab Technician - Drilling and Completions Fluids

at  Baker Hughes

WORKING FOR YOU

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

About Us:
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.
Join Us:
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.
Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Performing pilot testing on drilling and completion fluids on proposed mud program recipes and actual field mud and/or brine samples, when required.
• Performing QA/QC on products as required.
• Repairing, maintaining and calibrating site testing equipment. Plan new equipment purchase as required.
• Analysing corrosion coupons recovered from the field and provide the corrosion technical report.
• Running core flow tests to evaluate and select optimum mud cake breaker formulation.
• Running PPA/PPT (permeability Plugging Apparatus/Test), laser PSD (Particle Size Distribution) analyser to evaluate and designing RDF (Reservoir Drill-In fluids) and Low invasion Coring Fluids
• Monitoring and maintaining safe stock level of al lab consumables and spare parts for smooth operations.
• Providing support to incident investigations and RCA.
• Ensuring that laboratory and lab equipment are maintained and organized.
• Providing mentorship and supervision to DCF Lab operations as required.
• Collaborating with remote teams to share technical knowledge, theories, and actions to provide prompt and successful resolution to inquiries and issues

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Petroleum/Mechanical Engineering
• Have a minimum of 5+ years of experience working in a Drilling Fluids Lab as a Lab Technician or Technical Support Engineer. 10 years of experience is desirable.
• Have experience in drilling fluids design, applications, and performance.
• Be Technically competent to run all Drilling Fluids API related Specs
• Be independent working in the lab and have Excellent Planning, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Have excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we require:

• Please discuss your preferred working patterns with the recruiter during the proces