United States Job Openings
Apache Inc.
Chemical Manager
Midland
September 12, 2024
Specific Responsibilities
The USON Production Operations Chemical Manager oversees the application and management of chemical treatments in oil field operations. This role involves ensuring the effective use of chemicals to enhance oil recovery, reduce failure rates, prevent corrosion, and trouble shoot production issues. The manager will lead a team of chemical specialists, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations, and optimizing chemical processes to improve operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management:
- Lead and manage a team of chemical specialists, technicians, and field chemical contract staff.
- Develop and implement training programs for team members.
- Conduct performance evaluations and provide feedback.
- Support failure meetings.
Chemical Application and Management:
- Oversee the application of chemical treatments in oil field operations.
- Monitor and optimize chemical usage to enhance oil recovery and prevent issues such as scaling and corrosion.
- Coordinate with field operations to ensure the effective implementation of chemical programs.
Safety and Compliance:
- Ensure all chemical processes comply with safety and environmental regulations.
- Conduct regular safety audits and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry regulations and standards.
Research and Development:
- Lead R&D efforts with chemical providers to develop new chemical treatments and improve existing ones.
- Collaborate with chemical SMEs to test and validate new formulations.
- Stay informed about industry trends and advancements in chemical technology.
Budget and Cost Management:
- Develop and manage the chemical provider’s operations budget/contract.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement efficiency improvements.
- Monitor expenses and ensure adherence to budgetary constraints.
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Work closely with supply chain on chemical provider management and RFP processes.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in oil field chemical operations or a related field.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- In-depth knowledge of chemical treatments and their application in oil field operations.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques.
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance in the oil and gas industry.
- Proficiency in using chemical analysis software and tools.
Working Conditions:
- This position may require frequent travel to oil field sites.
- Ability to work in an oil field environment, including exposure to various chemicals and production equipment.
Competencies
The successful candidate will lead by example through successfully demonstrating the following:
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Core Competencies
- Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
- Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache’s business success;
- Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
- Culture: Willingness and ability to align one’s behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.
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Leadership Competencies
- Servant Leadership: Inspires and enables performance excellence through feedback, empathy, development and empowerment;
- Strategic Mindset: Applies business acumen to see the big picture, understand business issues, and exhibit financial stewardship;
- Change Leadership: Inspires change by challenging the status quo, generating support, and executing improvement projects to achieve business outcomes; and
- Leading Effective Teams: Enables performance excellence through effective structure, delegation, and motivation.
Company Overview
Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.
For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.
For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.
Apache Statement on Hiring
To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.
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