line operator

mechanical assembler

administrative assistant

shop assistant

service manager

Nine Energy Service

A typical work day involved preparing my crew for an upcoming job. Usually I would work long rotating shifts and would communicate with the company rep every few hours on job progression. Most of the work was horizontal well completions, working along Frac, Coil and other various services. 
I learned every well is different. Every completion program gives information on how the well was drilled and cased. This increased my awareness and gave me a great deal of confidence when dealing with completions on horizontal wells. I also gained a substantial amount of customer relations experience.
Management to me works from the top to bottom of the tier. The better my manager manages me, the better I can manage my crew. Organization and preparation are both required to properly manage.
I treat all co-workers with respect and approach all situations with a positive attitude. I encourage my fellow co-workers to work to the best of their ability and always ask if they are unsure. I enjoy an energetic team environment and look forward to meeting new clients.
The hardest part of the job is hazardous well conditions. Working under high pressure, when something goes wrong down hole I have to be calm and determine what the problem is. Relying on all the surface equipment and the skill of my crew, I need to efficiently come up with a safe solution.
The most enjoyable part of the job is completing a successful job and leaving with my crew in one piece.

Oil field company that is devoted to service and completion of oil well production along with customer satisfaction. There are many opportunities for advancement with hard work and ingenuity. In the coil tubing division, each day offers a multitude of different tasks that keep you on your toes. Working with high pressure environments making even the most menial tasks high risk. Constant attention to details is a must. Management is very personable and friendly as well as caring of the people that work for them. Concern is given for basic equipment needs for job safety performance. Crews spend a great deal of time together and become a family unit that looks out for each other. One of the hardest parts of the job are rig ups and rig downs with lots of back-breaking manual labor and choreographed coordination involved. One of the most enjoyable parts of the job is the free time when there is down time and being able to hang out with your crew brethren and enjoying laughter, music, food, and a good time.

Started at a 20 an hour rate with no oilfield experience as a bulky. Work is definitely not just driving it requires swinging a sledge and heavy lifting, lack of sleep, and of course dealing with extreme weather at times. Hours were long but good money. Made it to pump operator in 7 months, learned to run equipment efficiently and never got a raise for it. This company will fire you if you don't go out of your way for them which basically means putting your cdl out on the line. Winter months are slow so competition is tough for hours but summer months are very profitable. Work life balance is very good compared to most companies out in the permian basin, 2 weeks on 6 days off. You can stretch it out to 8 days off once you learn how to run your clock. Just remember to keep in mind that you are expendable to the company.

I work in a beautiful work environment with a professional staff and growing culture. I enjoy this job because it is always changing with new task and opportunities to assist others.Management and staff are extremely helpful and pleasant. 
We have a great work life balance with many paid company holidays, great low cost health benefits and affordable life insurance. The vacation time hurts, as it is only two weeks. It would be awesome to have a more competitive, negotiated vacation leave. Two weeks isn't enough time away for a trip outside the country. 
Overall it is a wonderful place to work and the people here are all amazing!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The day I left was the best day there they do not know how to treat you 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
 Finding out  that they will let you go if your knot in the buddy group i seen i lot of good hands let go just because they were not in the buddy group worst company I have ever worked for in 15 years 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Its a buddy group if your not one of the boys they will let you go I seen the let people go that where good hands 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You may work good for a month and then you would be in the shop for a month

Competitive and cutthroat  at pressure control operations shop.
Very political  in terms of who gets assigned to jobs.
Management is very insistent on don't worry about anyone but yourself.
So if you don't know someone there you will struggle in the operation.
Also  you will be stretched  in terms of your ability to operate under
conditions such as lack of  sleep , demanding  schedules , and  basically under pressure to  perform miniscule tasks instead of  relevant job related tasks. Management doesn't care about employees. Only the bottom line....

I was outright lied too.  I was hesitant to take the job based on the low salary. The hiring manager promised that if I could start at that salary, that he would get me where I needed to be in 2-3 months. I took a salary reduction to work for this company based on the managers promise. I was strung along for 17 months and was given a small raise in salary that was eat up by a new personal vehicle tax that was implemented. Lesson learned is to get it in writing on your offer letter.  Very poor leadership at this company. I was on-call 24/7 with very little vacation days taken. Of course no vacation days or allowed to be carried over.

Probably the best experience I have ever had in the oilfield.
Management cares about you.
They give you raises as necessary.
They train to promote.
They train to give you raises.
I had one day where my wife needed me and called me 20 mins before my shift. I called my manager and he told me to go ahead and go, no questions asked, my crew covered for me and even requested I still get paid for the day despite me not being present.
Everyone cares at this company.
There are two jobs in my life I wish I still had, the Army, and the other is working at Nine Energy.
If you have the opportunity, jump at the chance to work for this company.

Great pay doesn't make up for the fact that management is comprised of family and buddies most of which are incompetent. Hardest working employees are let go and buddies are promoted. At one point company had a lot of great field employees but they have all been let go. If you enjoy kissing up to management, having no life outside of work and the constant threat of losing your job this is the place for you. Look up all the labor lawsuits for not paying employees overtime.

High turnover rate!! Guys come in and quit after first job. They're told in orientation it's a driving job. But when they get out in the field they see driving is only a Small part. Lots of Manual labor. 
      Overheard a member of management tell a guy that this place uses the Good Ole Boy System and that will never change. 
       No verbal warnings. No write ups. No suspensions. First thing you do you're terminated. Very 
stressful hostile work enviroment.
         Dispatch will give you wrong info or half the info and try to make it your fault.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Line operator 149 salaries reported	$50,020 per year
Mechanical assembler 4 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour
Administrative assistant 2 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Shop assistant 1 salary reported	$47,500 per year
Service manager 1 salary reported	$95,000 per year

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