ExxonMobil

Operations - First Line Supervisor

ExxonMobil$80K — $95K *
Alvin, TX 77511In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in upstream oil and gas operations.
  • Strong knowledge of process safety management and risk assessment.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing and developing teams.
  • Deep understanding of production operations and associated equipment.
  • Proven ability to drive operational efficiency and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise a team of operators and technicians in daily operations.
  • Implement and champion safety programs and compliance practices.
  • Monitor and manage production activities for optimal efficiency.
  • Coordinate maintenance and troubleshooting to maximize equipment uptime.
  • Conduct field inspections to ensure adherence to operational standards.
  • Facilitate communication across shifts and teams for operational clarity.

Benefits

  • Automatic enrollment in a pension plan at no cost to the employee.
  • Company 7% match for employee contributions to savings plans starting at 6%.
  • Flexible work programs to enhance work-life balance.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance offerings.
  • Mental health support through the Employee Health Advisory Program.
Full Job Description
What role you will play on our team

The First Line Supervisor (FLS) is responsible for leading frontline production personnel and contractors in the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of upstream oil and gas facilities. The role provides direct oversight of field operations, workforce performance, equipment reliability, production optimization, and regulatory compliance while fostering a strong safety culture and operational excellence mindset.

What you will do

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise operators, technicians, and contract personnel to safely execute daily operations.
  • Champion Safety, Security, Health, and Environmental (SSHE) performance through effective application of Process Safety Management (PSMS), Permit-to-Work (WMS), risk assessment, hazard identification, and Stop Work Authority.
  • Ensure safe and reliable production by monitoring wells, facilities, pipelines, compressors, pumps, artificial lift systems, and associated production equipment.
  • Manage daily production activities, operational priorities, and performance targets while optimizing production and minimizing downtime.
  • Coordinate maintenance, reliability, troubleshooting, startup, shutdown, and turnaround activities to maximize equipment availability.
  • Conduct field inspections and audits to verify compliance with operating procedures, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead incident investigations, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop employees through performance management, workforce planning, and talent development.
  • Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, drilling, completions, logistics, and business teams to ensure effective execution of operational objectives.
  • Manage contractor performance, work scope execution, cost control, quality assurance, and safety compliance.
  • Facilitate effective communication through shift meetings, safety briefings, performance reviews, and operational reporting.


Key Accountabilities

  • Safety Leadership and Process Safety Performance
  • Production Optimization and Operational Efficiency
  • Equipment Reliability and Asset Integrity
  • Workforce Leadership and Development
  • Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
  • Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement
  • Budget, Resource, and Contractor Management
  • Emergency Response and Risk Management


About you

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Strong safety leadership with expertise in PSM, PTW, risk assessment, incident investigation, and hazard recognition.
  • Demonstrated leadership, coaching, team development, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Deep understanding of upstream production operations, well systems, gas compression, separation processes, pipelines, gathering systems, and facility operations.
  • Strong troubleshooting and decision-making capabilities in dynamic operating environments.
  • Knowledge of reliability fundamentals, preventive maintenance planning, work management systems, and defect elimination processes.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence, collaborate, and align diverse stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to manage operational risk, prioritize work, allocate resources, and drive accountability.
  • Strong analytical and business acumen with experience using operational metrics and KPIs to improve performance.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in upstream oil and gas production operations.
  • Technical degree, engineering degree, or equivalent operational experience.
  • Demonstrated success leading production, maintenance, or field operations teams.
  • Strong understanding of safe work practices, regulatory requirements, and operational discipline.
  • Experience managing contractor organizations and cross-functional teams.


Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

  • Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
  • Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
  • Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as "Flex your Day", providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
  • Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
  • Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.


More information on our Company's benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job Role Description

The Operations First Line Supervisor is responsible for leading and supporting operations personnel to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of process units or operating areas. This role combines shift leadership, day support, and operational oversight to meet business objectives while upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental stewardship, and equipment reliability

Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.

Exxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. For convenience and simplicity, words like venture, joint venture, partnership, co-venturer, and partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.

Job ID: 108982

About ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil is an international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and improve living standards around the world. It uses innovation and technology to deliver energy to a growing world. The company explores for, produces, and sells crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products.

ExxonMobil Careers

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Learn more about ExxonMobil
Size
63,000 employees
Market Cap
$442 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$22.4 billion
Founded
1870
5 Year Trend
+6.6%
Revenue
$178.5 billion
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