Job description:
Experienced Wireline Operator – Prudhoe Bay, AK (3 Weeks On / 3 Weeks Off)
StaffMode is hiring experienced Wireline Operators for a rotational assignment on the North Slope in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
Pay:$25–$27 per hour, DOE
Schedule:3 weeks on / 3 weeks off
Hours:12-hour days for the full 3-week hitch (wellsite and shop/yard)
Overtime:Alaska OT after 8 hours in a day. A 12-hour day is 8 hours straight time + 4 hours OT.
Provided:Flights, travel, and housing
Location:Prudhoe Bay / North Slope, Alaska
Job Summary
Operate wireline equipment on a 3-and-3 rotation supporting North Slope operations. Work 12-hour days throughout the hitch, including shop days. Flights, travel, and camp housing are provided.
Responsibilities
- Perform cased-hole and/or open-hole wireline operations (logging, perforating, pipe recovery, plug setting, and related services)
- Rig up / rig down wireline units, pressure control equipment, and wellhead adapters
- Operate wireline units and monitor line tension, depth, and toolstring status
- Assemble, test, and maintain tools, cable, and downhole equipment
- Complete shop and yard work during the hitch as required (12-hour days apply in the shop)
- Follow well control, H2S, radiation, explosives, and North Slope HSE procedures
- Complete job tickets, tool reports, JSAs, and required documentation
- Work as part of a crew with engineers, supervisors, and wellsite personnel
- Comply with client, operator, and North Slope access, badging, PPE, and camp rules
Required Qualifications
- Proven wireline operator experience (required — trainees will not be considered)
- Hands-on experience with wireline units, toolstrings, and wellsite operations
- Ability to work a 3 weeks on / 3 weeks off rotation and 12-hour days for 21 consecutive days in Arctic conditions
- Valid driver’s license (CDL a plus)
- Ability to pass drug/alcohol screen, background check, and client onboarding
- Current or obtainable North Slope / Arctic safety tickets as required (Safeland, H2S, First Aid/CPR, PEC, site orientations)
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Preferred
- Prior North Slope or other Arctic / remote-camp wireline experience
- Perforating, pipe recovery, and P&A wireline experience
- Radiation safety and/or explosives handler credentials
- Mechanical aptitude for shop-level unit and tool maintenance
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- MUST be willing and able to rotate to Alaska 3 weeks on 3 weeks off (flights/housing/travel/perdiem provided!)