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Overall a decent enough company to work for. The downturn in the Oil and Gas industry has hurt many companies and eliminated many jobs. SMS has kept many of their employees working. As with any company they aggressively pursue contracts to provide their services for but pay their employees a small fraction of a wage. 

Work schedules range from 14/14 to 28/28. The time off is nice but you are not paid while you are off. This leaves two options, work a part time job or budget your earnings over two months.   

Project demands vary from project to project. Some projects are very administrative heavy where others have minimal administrative tasks. 

Patient care is strictly "mother may I" for any invasive skill and medication administration above an OTC medication. 

Projects can be stopped anytime and you will be left out in the cold. You will be put into the labor pool and be expected to drop everything at a moments notice to run to a new assignment if an opening comes up. If you do not take the assignment you may find yourself sitting at home waiting for an assignment for MANY weeks sometimes. This is where a supplemental income is helpful. 

Most of the employees are older more settled paramedics who are looking to keep busy after a career on the fire department or ambulance. This is not the place for young, hungry, or inexperienced paramedics. SMS may hire you, but you'll die of boredom. 

Upward mobility is non-existent currently. If you wanted to use this job as a stepping stone to branch out into safety, there are no avenues that the company will explore. 

The benefits are "OK" but the premiums are pretty high. The pay is terrible and they took away paying out vacation accumulation quarterly. They will show you that you will make 55K per year on paper, with all the incentives and perks built in. The reality was that you might make 45K. Bottom line, you take home about 200.00 per day. They will pay you up to 300.00 for mileage or airfare to get to and from work. But they will not pay your travel days, this is not the industry standard. 

Not a bad place to start out if you want to work offshore, not a bad stepping stone, and not a bad place if you are looking for semi-retired work.

Observe and coach the employees on Behavior Based Safety, Hazard ID, DROPS, and Shells Twelve Life Saving Rules.  This is done on both drilling rigs and completion with Shell.
 As part of my daily report I take care of the documentation and present the awards for the best STOP cards, as well as keeping track of the Permit to work system, JSA’s, Pre job safety meetings, Pre Tour Safety meetings, Short Service Employee paperwork, man hour spreadsheet  and orientations on the location.  Local Lifting Focal Point during rig moves for lifting and hoisting.
Weekly reports are; Audit spreadsheet, the STOP card spreadsheet and Proactive Efforts spreadsheet with the man-hours, near misses, JSA’s, Work Permits, Safety meetings, Audits, Training’ Orientation numbers etc.  Participate in all drills such as BOP, Fire, H2S, and Man down etc. and document them.
Monthly reports are; tracking the STOP card trends and entering them into the Shell network, entering the numbers in the Proactive Efforts spreadsheet with daily drilling footage, diesel used for the rig and mud engineer and water delivered or taken from the rig. (Potable, Gray and Black) also entered into the Shell Live Link system.
 Do daily rig audits such as electrical, living quarters, fire eq., rig eq., and so on.  Inspect the safety and rigging equipment daily as needed or weekly if not used.  Also have various office duties.
Report, investigate, RAM and enter into Shell system all incidents on location.  Implement and administer all safety programs.  Handle Emergency Response Planning and execution of the ERP.  When needed, First Responder to all incidents on the location. Execute the H2S contingency plan as needed.
Attend all AM/PM safety meetings, pre job meetings, administrative meetings, drills etc. and document them.  
     Paramedic for four rigs in Colorado.  Checked my medical equipment daily, checked the narcotics and over the counter meds, ordered as needed and sent a weekly report of the inventory.
Audited and documented the STOP program.  Observed and coached the employees as needed with BBS, Haz ID etc.  Performed rig audits and documented.  Attended all safety meetings, audited all JSA’s and documented.

I transitioned from a street medic in Charlotte NC to a remote medic with SMS in 2008. I will say to all interested in a remote medic position you will not regret it. 

I haven't had to take vacation in almost 12 years, my rotation schedule for many years was two weeks on and two weeks off, my current schedule is 3 weeks on 3 weeks off which allows for a lot of quality family time at home with loved ones. The pay is not at the top of the scale but its not bad either. if you consider all of the training and courses and certificates SMS will pick up the tab on its a good deal over all. The health insurance is good also.  

 Yes the gas and oil industry had a huge downturn in 2010 but SMS never laid any of us off, they took care of us. We had to cut back and work as a team but no one went hungry. The oil and gas industry is coming back and will soon be full bore again, get your foot in the door now.   

SMS has a family atmosphere where you are valued and not just a number, its a great place to work. I highly recommend it to paramedics who are looking for decent pay and a killer schedule and I recommend SMS to those Medics who desire to get out of the grind of the street and all that it brings these days where EMS agency's.have evolved into corporate ran operations not concerned with Pt care or crew retention. This is NOT one of those places. If you are not a procrastinator and stay on top of things, are resourceful and detail oriented and do not require micro management you will do well on the type of assignments SMS offers.

SMS as a whole (as is Acadian) is a great company to work for, the negative marks on this review do not come from SMS, but from the contracted parties and just general nature of the job itself. You are working offshore, you cannot just pick up and leave the moment you need to, taking personal days is difficult due to the lack of people available to replace you (not a staffing issue, different projects require different credentials and are not easily filled at last minute). Management is great and  supportive, pay could be better, but yet again, that is not an SMS thing, it's contract dependent. There is room for growth, however, being this is a remote position, the corporate offices are in Lafayette and employees typically live all over the states so promotion is dependent on relocation and that's not something most people want to do. Benefits are great, including employee ownership program. Hardest part of the job is definitely the amount of time spent away from home, but thats just the nature of the beast. In all I would say 10/10, really sad to have to leave due to personal reasons. Would reccomend.   

I gave this place a chance before and left due to the toxic culture and good ole boy system in place. I returned due to the pandemic affecting the job market, and I regret my decision with every fiber in my body. It is worse than when I left previously, and attrition is still through the roof.

Army Fleet Support was an excellent Company which provided Aviation Maintenance Supplies and Services for the Army's Flight School at Ft Rucker, Alabama.  While I was there I was a Field Manager responsible for 350 plus employees working 24X7, 365 days a year.  Additionally, I was a Strategic Planner who managed the Organization's Balanced Scorecard, and Process Improvement efforts.  A typical day started at 0630 and ended after 5:00PM.  While I was there I learned how to manage a Unionized work Force, and began my Lean Six Sigma professional Development.

•	Implementing Shell safety program.
•	Coordinating and presenting safety training including planning, documenting and presenting new hire orientation, fall protection, confined spaces, lockout/tag out, respiratory protection, and ERT training.
•	Conducting 10 and 30 hour construction training.
•	Providing safety program documentation, record keeping, document posting, and regulatory compliance documenting.
•	Participating in site inspections and testing as necessary for required permits, including confined space and hot work.
•	Speaking fluently and engaging crew members.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Views from location and the decent insurance coverage plan. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Traveling to and from locations, their personnel medical prescription monitoring. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment is mixed for offshore. Work communication is limited you might get responses fast or it might take days and have to follow up to hear back. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clerical work with a chance to do some medical sometimes.

Could be a great company, probably is for some, but I'll never work for them again. Guys getting heat exhaustion and being stuck in the field. I, personally, was stuck in the field with a severely abscessed jaw, when a doctor visit finally said minor surgery was needed, I was left in a motel to burn with a 102 fever for 3 days before shift change happened. Multiple logistics errors, hotel not being booked, supplies not being on job site. You name it and it probably happened.

I was contracted to work there thru a staffing agency for data entry.Day one the Project Manager  was very unfriendly to me. When showing other new employees what to do I had to ask for them to show me...like they were ignoring me. I think it was decided right away that she didn't like me.The next day when I showed up to work..she was very cold and told me I needed to call my staffing agency.The project manager decidednI wasn't a good fit. They have also done this to other employees

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