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Permian Last Mile Area Leader

Baker Hughes

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Location
Odessa, TX
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Job overview

The Last Mile Area Leader leads final-stage operations across an assigned Permian Basin service area, overseeing delivery of products, equipment, and services to customers. The role directs field personnel and support teams, manages service commitments and resources, and focuses on safety, customer satisfaction, asset utilization, cost management, and operational excellence across multiple locations and customer sites.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operational Leadership, requiredFrontline Team Management, requiredSafety Management Systems, requiredRegulatory Compliance, requiredKPI Management, requiredService Performance Management, requiredOilfield Services, nice to haveChemical Distribution, nice to haveIndustrial Services, nice to haveEquipment Rental Operations, nice to haveDOT Regulations, nice to haveFMCSA Regulations, nice to haveOSHA Regulations, nice to haveOil and Gas Regulations, nice to haveLean Six Sigma, nice to haveOperational Excellence Training, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business or Related, required5+ Years Leadership Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Would you like to be part of a team that ensures the production of our energy products?

Do you enjoy taking ownership for customer projects?

Partnering with the best

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving customers in more than 120 countries. We design, manufacture, and deliver industry-leading solutions that support energy extraction, production, and processing. Our commitment to innovation and operational excellence drives safer, cleaner, and more efficient energy solutions worldwide.

Fuel your passion

The Last Mile Area Leader is responsible for leading all final-stage operational activities within the assigned Permian Basin service area, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely delivery of products, equipment, and services to customers. This role provides direct leadership to field operations personnel, drivers, dispatchers, and support teams while maintaining a relentless focus on safety, customer satisfaction, asset utilization, cost management, and operational excellence.

The Last Mile Area Leader serves as the primary operational leader for the area and is accountable for meeting service commitments, optimizing resources, improving productivity, and executing company objectives across multiple locations and customer sites.

As an Area Leader, you will be responsible for:

  • Managing day-to-day last mile operations, including operational execution, equipment and field operator deployment.

  • Monitoring operational and financial KPIs, including Fleet utilization, fleet capacity, $/gal and $/stop.

  • Leading, coaching, and developing driver managers, field operators, and operational support staff including performance reviews and individual development plans.

  • Supporting workforce planning, hiring, training, and succession development. Building a culture of accountability, engagement, and operational discipline.

  • Ensuring compliance with company policies, DOT regulations, OSHA requirements, and customer-specific safety standards. Conduct safety observations, audits, investigations, and corrective action reviews.

  • Supporting digital transformation efforts and process improvement activities to optimize our operations and maximize efficiencies.

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have a Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or related field; equivalent industry experience may be considered.

  • Have 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in logistics, transportation, oilfield services, manufacturing, distribution, or field operations.

  • Have experience managing frontline supervisors and multi-functional teams.

  • Have a strong understanding of safety management systems and regulatory compliance.

  • Have demonstrated success managing operational KPIs and service performance.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Have experience within oilfield services and chemical distribution, industrial services, or equipment rental operations.

  • Have knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and oil & gas industry regulations.

  • Have a lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent operational excellence training.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

Join us, and you can expect:

  • Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

  • Comprehensive private medical care options

  • Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

  • Tailored financial programs

  • Additional elected or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here , and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Manager - Field Services Equipment About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,026 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$85–114K/yr288 salary ranges
  • Texas median$19–21/hr52 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 675 open Operations Manager jobs in Texas and 8,026 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (6,088 postings).
Education
1,566 of the 8,026 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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