Solids Control Technician

NOV Wellsite Services are recruiting for a Solids Control Equipment Technician. Responsible for operating, monitoring, and maintaining solids control equipment used during drilling operations to manage drilling fluids and remove drilled solids efficiently. This role involves surveying, installing, monitoring, inspecting and troubleshooting equipment such as shale shakers, centrifuges, cuttings transport and treatment, while ensuring optimal system performance, regulatory compliance, and safe work practices. The technician works closely with drilling crews and fluid engineers to improve drilling efficiency, reduce waste, minimise environmental impact, and maintain fluid properties critical to well integrity and operational success.

Reporting line: The Solids Control Equipment Technician reports to the Technical Manager, North Sea Europe.

Authority within department:

• Ensure offshore work is carried out safely and in line with approved procedures.
• Proactively request parts, spares, and consumables from onshore support to maintain equipment availability.

Responsibilities:

• Report to the check-in desk, departure point, company office, client site, or other agreed location when requested.
• Support both onshore and offshore operations involving NOV-supplied equipment.
• Survey, install, inspect, maintain, and optimise NOV-supplied equipment to support reliable performance and customer satisfaction.
• Carry out repair and maintenance activities in line with approved R&M procedures and equipment requirements.
• Monitor stock levels and help ensure adequate spares and consumables are available on site.
• Provide training or guidance to rig crew on NOV-supplied equipment when requested.
• Support and share knowledge with less experienced NOV Technicians.
• Liaise professionally with client personnel and NOV teams, both onshore and offshore.
• Prepare daily reports, site visit reports, and other service documentation as required.
• Conduct rig audits, inspections, and rig service visits when requested.
• Follow NOV and client work procedures, company policies, and site requirements.
• Remain contactable as required by operational needs, unless on approved leave, and review communications regularly.
• Proactively suggest improvements to products, systems, processes, and service delivery.
• Perform other reasonable duties, onshore or offshore, as required by Management, including cover for colleagues when needed.

Requirements:

• Solids control experience.
• Experience in offshore energy sectors (drilling).
• Excellent computer skills.
• Offshore certifications (e.g., BOSIET, MIST, medical clearance).
• Ability to work both alone and as part of a team.
• An exceptional ability to understand, evaluate and apply technical information.
• Professional demeanor with appropriate interpersonal skills for team, sub vendor & customer interactions, both in person or using Microsoft Teams or similar virtual workspace, and in writing.
• Adept at exercising good judgement (sometimes with incomplete information) whilst being constrained by tight deadlines.
• Imbued with a strong sense of customer focus (internal/external).
• Diligent and dependable in the consistent application of established processes.
• Must keep the secrecy of the technical and production data to which he has access.

Quality assurance:

• Deliver work to a high standard in accordance with relevant Quality Assurance procedures and departmental work instructions.
• Help ensure work is completed correctly and in line with NOV and client procedures and policies.
• Recommend ideas to improve the quality of products, services, and ways of working.

Training:

• Actively participate in training, competency development, and refresher learning identified by NOV or the client.

Safety:

• Follow NOV and client safety procedures, systems, and site requirements.
• Actively support NOV and client safety initiatives.
• Wear suitable PPE as required and ensure it is used, stored, and maintained correctly.
• Report hazards, unsafe conditions, incidents, or concerns to the appropriate NOV or client representative.
• Take personal responsibility for safe working practices and contribute to a positive safety culture.

What do we offer?

• The opportunity to work on modern, technically interesting projects using leading-edge technology.
• A varied role supporting planned and ad hoc projects, including some remote or home-based work where operationally suitable.
• Opportunities to travel and support NOV operations around the world.