Optimization Operator

About the role

At Devon, we will offer you a career full of energy and unmatched opportunities to solve today’s greatest challenges. Innovation, creative problem-solving and positive change happen when people step out of their comfort zone and think differently. Our values, workplace practices, wellness programs, benefits and compensation are aimed at helping employees manage their unique personal life and care for their families so they can focus on contributing to the fullest.

Responsibilities

• Analyze real-time data through Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) monitoring to facilitate informed decision‑making and control complex processes efficiently.
• Collaborate with engineers, DSC/PA, foremen, and lease operators for wells and lease activities; participate in well reviews and route reviews; troubleshoot and optimize producing and underperforming wells.
• Conduct minor subsurface well maintenance limited to non‑BOPE jobs (e.g., swab, slickline, plunger maintenance, hot oil/water, regulatory, routine testing, batch/chemical/scale jobs, long stroke/respace, cap string inspection, fluid levels, dynamometer).
• Perform dynamometer, fluid shots, and Formation Bottomhole Pressure (FBHP) surveys where applicable as planned or needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in field operations, encompassing artificial plunger lift, surface facility equipment (including computers, vehicles, and analysis/test equipment), and represent the company in the delivery/receipt of materials and equipment.
• Maintain regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance in conjunction with Operations Engineers, Superintendents, Foremen, and the Environmental Health and Safety Department.
• Actively participate in training programs to enhance skills and knowledge in lease site operations and report incidents, accidents, or near misses promptly to supervisors.
• Possess the right and obligation to stop work in unsafe conditions, contributing to a safe and secure working environment for all personnel.
• Identify opportunities for operations cost reductions, reducing production variance, and improving job efficiency and safety based on subject matter expertise in field operations.
• Recognize, analyze, and resolve complex issues in production operations; take corrective action in emergency and non‑emergency situations; contribute to operational efficiency and safety.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required.
• 3‑5 years of relevant experience, preferably in E&P Operations specializing in Lease Operations, Process Optimization, Equipment Operations and Repair or a related field.
• Industry experience preferred.

Skills

• Oral & Written Communication
• Results Oriented
• Active Learning
• Digital Literacy
• Business Acumen
• SCADA Systems
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Troubleshooting
• Simulation Software and Modeling
• Equipment Maintenance
• Data Analysis
• XSPOC or equivalent
• Knowledge of Pi Data Visualization