What are the responsibilities and job description for the Core Specialist-Team Lead position at Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom?
Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a Oilfield Services Lab Team Lead for one of our clients, an oil field services company, located in north Houston, TX.
The purpose of the Oilfield Services Lab Team Lead role is to lead, supervise, and motivate the team, ensuring efficient daily operations, high-quality data analysis, and adherence to industry standards. The team leader is responsible for setting clear objectives, delegating tasks, monitoring performance, and fostering effective collaboration across departments. This role also involves troubleshooting technical issues, overseeing standard operating procedures, and providing coaching and training to enhance team capabilities. Additionally, the position requires compiling and reviewing test data, performing final Quality Control assessments, and maintaining compliance with company policies while supporting sales and bid teams in project planning and execution.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
The purpose of the Oilfield Services Lab Team Lead role is to lead, supervise, and motivate the team, ensuring efficient daily operations, high-quality data analysis, and adherence to industry standards. The team leader is responsible for setting clear objectives, delegating tasks, monitoring performance, and fostering effective collaboration across departments. This role also involves troubleshooting technical issues, overseeing standard operating procedures, and providing coaching and training to enhance team capabilities. Additionally, the position requires compiling and reviewing test data, performing final Quality Control assessments, and maintaining compliance with company policies while supporting sales and bid teams in project planning and execution.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversee the day to day operations of the team.
- Delegate tasks and set deadlines.
- Set clear team goals.
- Monitor team performance.
- Discover training needs and provide coaching.
- Review and provide updates to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
- Use established industry protocols, test, and analyze samples to determine their characteristics, using laboratory apparatus and testing equipment.
- Trouble shoot, assemble, operate, and maintain laboratory testing, measuring, and mechanical equipment.
- Ensure work assignments are conducted to the highest quality level, review data, and be able to present it to clients.
- Report on established metrics, including revenue reporting and forecasting.
- Communicate Cross Functionally with other departments and laboratories.
- Communicate with all relevant stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Work with the sales and bid teams to plan and execute technical projects.
- Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by laboratory supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.
- BS Degree in Geology or other science related field.
- A minimum of 5 years of in-depth knowledge of Relative Permeability. Included, but not limited to Unsteady-State testing (USS), Steady-State testing (SS), and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) testing.
- Proven work experience as a team leader or supervisor.
- Experience with high pressure and high temperature laboratory testing.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent decision-making skills, including trouble shooting and problem solving.
- Ability to verbally communicate well with all levels of employees.
- Must be able to follow written protocols.
- Contract
- Monday-Friday, day shift
- Pay rate dependent upon level of education and experience
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
