Following layoffs into the thousands amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Halliburton has resumed hirings at its southern Oklahoma operations in the city of Duncan.
Halliburton’s website listed the areas of employment at its Duncan operations and the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development indicated at least 170 workers will be hired.
The state announcement came from Bill Hancock, Business Services and Rapid Response Coordinator at the Office.
Halliburton’s website used the heading “Now hiring Duncan, OK at Halliburton.” The list includes administrators, account reps, welders, delivery drivers, and entry level technicians. Interviews will begin as soon as Friday, Nov. 20.
In making the announcement, Halliburton had a long list of needed workers including,
· Mechanical Assembly
· Electrical Assembly
· Machinists
· Welders / Fabricators
· Unit Test Technicians
· Engineers
· Administrative Specialists
· Planning
· Warehouse
· Maintenance Technicians
· Drafting
· Customer Service
· Material Handling
· Quality Inspection
“Thank you to Halliburton for reaching out to the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation about this hiring opportunity,” stated Lyle Roggow, President & CEO of the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation. “Having job opportunities announced locally is always positive and we know that we have a tried and true workforce with the skill-sets needed to fill these roles.”
For complete job descriptions and to apply go to www.halliburton.com/careers and search by location: Duncan, Oklahoma or https://jobs.halliburton.com/search/?createNewAlert=false&q=&locationsearch=Duncan+ok
The company also is hiring for some of its foreign operations including those in Bangalore, India.
In late 2019, Halliburton closed a newly-opened command center in El Reno and let go an estimated 600 workers. It returned center operations to Duncan where layoffs occurred again in 2020. In May of this year, an estimated 1,000 workers were laid off at the company headquarters in Houston, Texas.