Global Technical Trainer - Drilling

<b> Overview </b><br><br>Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation. <br><br>We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition. <br><br>Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team. <br><br>When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford. <br><br>Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course. <br><br>Weatherford 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. <br><br><b> Responsibilities </b><br><br><b> Job purpose </b> <br><br> Deliver and develop approved technical training at recognized technical training centers to internal and external trainees for subsurface drilling and completion for oil and gas production, geothermal, and CCUS applications. The technical trainer is responsible for coordinating with SME's from R&D, services, and support teams to update literature and materials to be used in training programs (videos, technical work instruction, etc.). He is a custodian to keep up-to-date and exercises to enhance learning objectives to account for new capabilities or changes in business objectives. <br><br><b> Duties & Responsibilities </b> <br><br>SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE <br><ul><li> Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company's Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices and complies with the Company's Rules to Live By </li><li> Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk </li><li> Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations </li></ul><br> QUALITY <br><ul><li> Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford's Management System </li><li> Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement </li></ul><br> OPERATIONS <br><ul><li> Responsible for delivery of training, technical competency development, and career progression requirements: <ul><li> Coordinate all talent management solutions for the Digital Solutions team </li><li> Provide training support for all clients including drilling operations for oil and gas production, geothermal energy, and carbon capture in subsurface reservoirs </li><li> Assist with developing and delivering a training program to solve customers' challenges for digital transformation in the drilling and production domain </li><li> Provide technical leadership to multi-disciplinary projects/Product Lines when required </li></ul></li><li> Proficiency in all aspects of the technical training development and delivery, and managing the technical competency development activities such as but not limited to: <ul><li> Ensure technical training documentation is relevant and up to date </li><li> Create, maintain, and sustain Training & Competency documentation standards and follow them </li><li> Work with the Global Technical Development, Infrastructure Team, and other Product Lines' Training and Competency Managers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and Instructional Designers </li></ul></li><li> Develop and deliver real-time drilling operations, engineering and optimization training including: <ul><li> Drilling rig control systems and automation applications for effective operational control </li><li> Review drilling data and plan a well including BHA assembly, mud program, casing program etc. </li><li> Evaluate stuck pipe problems and avoid potential problems </li><li> Evaluate and maintain drilling fluids to optimize hole cleaning </li><li> Design and implement bit and hydraulics programs </li><li> Incorporate directional drilling and deviation control </li><li> Recognize and evaluate well-control problems </li><li> Evaluate and apply the results of an API drilling fluids report to maximize drilling operations and minimize non-productive time </li><li> Minimize formation damage to optimize well producibility </li><li> Review offset analysis and data gathering </li><li> Identify trajectory design issues and their influence on torque and drag, wellbore stability, and future intervention </li><li> Optimize hydraulics for each hole interval based upon wellbore, fluids, and drill string configurations </li><li> Interpret TVD, polar and rectangular coordinates, and vertical section </li><li> Provide well monitoring, limits, alarms, and suspension of operations for reducing unscheduled events, and operations within technical limits </li><li> Calculate and report KPI's for non-productive rig time, identification of Invisible Lost Time (ILT), cost per lateral foot, footage per day, rotary ROP, slide percentage, connection time, on bottom percentage </li></ul></li><li> Adhere to Training department policies and procedures. work with Training and Competency Manager to deliver training projects- whether large, region, or impact ensuring that all milestones of budget and timeline are met in line with project objectives </li><li> Facilitate pre- and post-training client sessions that determine needs/challenges, address client questions, manage expectations and resolve concerns to exceed clients' expectations and meet internal quality, time, and budget constraints </li><li> Lead, mentor, and train team members for the effective development of learning and competence standards, content improvement, and domain development </li><li> Remain current on industry regulations, developments, and the technical community. Contribute to the global technical society in thought leadership exercises and advisory boards </li><li> Work assignments carried out to the highest quality level </li><li> Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by the supervisor within the physical constraints of the job </li></ul><br> COMMUNICATION <br><ul><li> Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external </li></ul><br> FINANCIAL <br><ul><li> All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses </li><li> Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure </li></ul><br> PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT <br><ul><li> Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience </li><li> Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential </li></ul> <br><br><b> Qualifications </b><br><br><b> Experience & Education </b> <br><br>REQUIRED <br><ul><li> BA/BS/BE Degree or equivalent work experience </li><li> 7+ years of relevant industry experience including working in international locations and 3+ years as a Technical Trainer </li></ul><br><br>PREFERRED <br><ul><li> Experience with VB Script, C
(or other .NET language) is a plus </li><li> Previous IT or Enterprise Software experience preferred </li><li> Working knowledge of Oil & Gas Industry is a plus </li></ul><br><br>Knowledge, Skills & Abilities <br><br>REQUIRED <br><ul><li> Ability to manage, motivate and assess a dynamic work group </li><li> Demonstrated ability to effectively train and mentor personnel in classroom and field environments. </li><li> Knowledge of technical training program design and development techniques </li><li> Ability to plan, delegate, schedule and monitor results </li><li> Good oral and written communication skills are a necessity </li></ul><br> PREFERRED <br><ul><li> Technical minded and very knowledgeable in the product line category </li></ul>