Drill Helper

Job Title: Drill Helper

FLSA: Non-exempt

Reports to: Driller and Project Foreman

 

Assists Driller and  or Project Foreman in day to day operations of a drilling project. Operations may include surface and underground core and underground reverse circulation drilling as well as administrative and office duties.

Essential duties and responsibilities include any of the following:

Field Operation Functions

  • Moving drill from one setup to another
  • Setting up of drill, decking and other related equipment  as well as casing
  • Handling drill rods and core tubes
  • Removing loaded tubes out of the hole, loading empty tubes back in
  • Placing the core into boxes and labeling the boxes
  • Handling chip trays and sample bags, proper marking of samples
  • Equipment maintenance and repair
  • Cleaning equipment
  • Mixing drill mud and additives for increasing viscosity or lubrication down the hole
  • Maintaining water source or source of lubricants (i.e. water lines and supply pumps)
  • Transporting supplies and equipment
  • Using tools, equipment and machinery including pickups, vans, water trucks, tractors, skidders, forklifts, pipe wrenches, fall protection systems and other safety equipment in compliance with state and federal regulations
  • Frequently lift and/or move 40 to 70 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds

Clerical and Administrative Functions

  • Answering Phones
  • Maintaining paperwork and filing
  • Processing supply orders
  • Daily communication with home office
  • Coordinating travel arrangements for traveling workers

Qualifications

The requirements listed next are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions
When performing field operations, drill helpers are often required to stand, bend and twist, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, talk or hear and reach above the shoulders with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, walk and sit.  Office duties include sitting, filing, telephone use, writing, basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Requirements

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Must pass drug test
  • Must pass background check
  • Subject to post offer physical
  • Must be willing to travel
  • High school diploma or GED required

Connors Drilling is a drug free employer and requires post job offer and random screening and/or testing of employees.  Drug and alcohol screening/testing will be required for misconduct, reasonable suspicion, post accident, and violations of safety or public policy.