Plant Operator (Oil & Gas)

Location: Deadhorse, Alaska, United States. The role involves work at remote fields, travel by plane, helicopter, or boat, Arctic conditions, and a 14-day on/14-day off schedule with 12-hour shifts.

Company

Oil and gas company operating production facilities and field infrastructure connected to Prudhoe Bay and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

What you will do

• Monitor and operate pumps, compressors, valves, tanks, vessels, pipelines, and other facility or field equipment.
• Complete equipment readings, inspections, maintenance, product sampling, and detailed facility logbook records.
• Evaluate equipment performance, identify leaks or malfunctions, and recommend corrective improvements.
• Monitor alarms and respond to operational issues, emergencies, and shutdown instructions.
• Maintain safe, clean, organized work areas and implement spill prevention and control procedures as needed.
• Coordinate with supervisors and colleagues, direct or train less-experienced employees, and participate on the local emergency response team.

Requirements

• At least two years of oilfield experience.
• Ability to work onsite in Deadhorse, Alaska, including remote field locations and Arctic conditions.
• Ability to work a 14-days-on/14-days-off, 12-hour shift schedule and remain available for alarms, questions, and emergencies 24 hours per day.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic mathematics, mechanical, and computer skills, with the ability to operate facilities independently and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to travel by large or small aircraft, helicopter, or boat and to put on and remove an immersion suit.

Nice to have

• Experience on the North Slope of Alaska.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-focused work environment involving hazardous operating conditions and emergency response responsibilities.
• Work guided by integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, and innovation.
• Responsibilities include environmental protection, confidentiality, asset protection, and compliance with mechanical integrity, operator certification, and management-of-change requirements.