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Services
What Services are provided by Connors
Drilling?
What is Mineral Exploration?
What is Surface Exploration?
What is Mine Site Exploration?
Product
What product does Connors supply?
Equipment
What equipment is used for Diamond
Core Drilling and Reverse Circulation Drilling?
What services are these types of
drills used for?
Job
Description
Do you know what you are applying for?
Will I get dirty?
Will I have to fly and drive?
What is Connors' drug and alcohol policy?
What are the requirements of this job?
What is the work schedule?
What is the payment schedule?
What benefits will I receive as a Connors
employee?
What equipment/supplies will I need?
What is Connors' attendance policy?
What accomodations are provided to employees?
Where will I be working?
Why is employment in this industry so attractive?
Duties
What will my duties be as a drill
helper?
Skills
& Abilities
What skills and abilities will
I need for this position?
Do I need any prior experience?
Physical Demands
What physical demands can I expect?
What are the worksite conditions?
Safety
What is Connors safety policy?
What is the Connors Safety Vision?
What is the Connors motto?
What tools will Connors provide
to ensure my safety?
What is expected of me to ensure
the safety of myself and others?
What are some personal elements
that cause accidents?
Answers
What Services are provided
by Connors Drilling?
Connors Drilling, LLC is a privately held independent contractor
providing drilling services to the mining industry throughout the
USA. The drilling services we provide are Diamond Core Drilling:
Solid core extraction by using Diamond Drill bits at the end of
the rods, and Reverse Circulation Drilling: By using air, these
drills pulverize the rock into a fine chip or flake. RC drilling
can be more cost effective than diamond drilling.
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What is Mineral Exploration?
Exploration Drilling (a.k.a Diamond Drilling)
- The process of extracting rock samples from the ground in which
will provide geological information to our clients
- This information tells what kind of mineral exists in the specified
target, as well as quality and quantity
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What is Surface Exploration?
- True Exploration: No mine site, initial property drilling to
see what minerals are present and in what quantity and quality
they exist.
- This drilling is completed by Surface Drills and Heli-portable
drill rigs. Hole depths can reach 5,000ft.
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What is Mine Site Exploration?
- Surface and Underground Applications
- Provides very clear information; used by the mine to develop
their drifts (tunnels) to efficiently extract their mineral deposits
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What product does Connors
supply?
Core Samples and RC Samples.
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What equipment is used
for Diamond Core Drilling and Reverse Circulation Drilling?
Connors Drilling builds / modifies the majority of their Drill Rigs:
Underground 20HH Core Drill
Surface Drills
Dual Purpose RC / Core Drills
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What services are these types of drills
used for?
Do you know what you are applying
for?
Job Title: Drill Helper
Reports to: Driller and Job Foreman
Assists driller in drilling operations including surface and underground
core, and underground RC.
- Physically & Mentally Demanding
- Long Shifts & repetitious work weeks
- At times there can be uncomfortable work stations
- Heat Breaks and other precautions will be in effect
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Will I get dirty?
YES! But there is always a hot shower waiting at the end of the
shift.
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Will I have to fly and drive?
Yes. Transportation to and from Job may require:
- Flying: (Helicopters, Planes, Float Planes)
- Driving: Might be required to drive to a drill location in Company
vehicles
What
is Connors' drug and alcohol policy?
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.
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What
are the requirements of this job?
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must pass Drug Test.
- Current drivers license
- Necessary personal protection equipment
(PPE)
- MSHA Training: paid for by Connors
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What
is the work schedule?
Connors Standard Schedule:
- 30 days on (15 days / 15 nights)
- 15 days off
- Consecutive 12 hour shifts (44 hours of OT per week)
- Must be comfortable with working 30 days
away from home.
If you haven’t been away much, discuss thoroughly with Family.
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What
is the payment schedule?
- Payment Methods:
Direct Deposit / Mailed Check
- Pay Periods:
1-15th: Paid on the 25th
16-30th: Paid on the 10th
- Bonus paid for a job well done:
based on $$ per foot drilled and shared amongst the crew
“Bonus is Bonus”: it can be held for equipment damage,
poor decisions, and early dismissal
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What benefits will I receive as
a Connors employee?
After 90 days of at Connors, employees receive:
What equipment/supplies
will I need?
Connors will assist in the purchase of your equipment.
You will be responsible for your own Personal Protective Equipment:
- Hard Hats
- Steel toed boots
- Mine Belt
- Coveralls w/ reflective patches
- Gloves
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What is Connors' attendance policy?
It is expected that all employees shall be at work
on time and fit for duty on all scheduled workdays
If you are absent or late, inform your supervisor immediately. You
MUST keep in touch with your supervisor as a replacement may be
needed for your position.
What accomodations are provided to employees?
Provided accommodations varies from job to job:
- Hotels
- Man Camps (Temporary Trailer Camps)
- Guest Houses
- Tents
Accomodations are shared. Most often you will share a room with
someone on opposite shift. Keep your room clean and tidy.
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Where will I be working?
Drilling Locations are located throughout Nevada,
Alaska and Australia.
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Why is employment in this industry
so attractive?
- Great compensation; better quality of life for self and family
- Opportunity to travel worldwide
- Opportunity to work extended work weeks
What will my duties be as a drill helper?
Includes the following and other duties as may be assigned:
- Moving drill from one setup to another
- Setting up of drill, decking and other related equipment
- Setting casing
- Handling Drill Rods and Core Tubes: Removing loaded tubes out
of the hole, loading empty tubes back in
- Handling chip trays and sample bags, proper marking of samples
- Assisting with equipment maintenance and repair
- Cleaning equipment and keeping work area clean and free of debris
- Mixing Drill Mud
- Drill Mud; additives for increasing viscosity or lubrication
down the hole
- Helps spin the rods easier and maintain circulation
- Maintaining water source or source of lubricants (i.e. water
lines and supply pumps)
- Hauling 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
- The employee is regularly required to stand, bend and twist,
use hands and fingers, handle or feel, talk or hear, and reach
above the shoulder with hands and arms
- The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, kneel,
crouch, crawl, walk and sit
- The employee regularly performs repetitive work involving use
of hands and wrists
- Handling Core: Removing from tube, placing in core boxes, and
labeling boxes
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What skills and abilities
will I need for this position?
- Ability to speak clearly to others and understand directions
given
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
- Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out
detailed and involved written or oral instructions and directions
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Do I need any prior
experience?
Labor background:
- Any past labor jobs involving heavy physical labor
examples: Ranch hands, Commercial Fishermen, Construction, Farmers.
- Workers who have a solid work ethic
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What physical demands can I expect?
- The Employee must frequently (3-6 Times/hour) lift and/or move
- 40 to 70 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds
- Frequent use of pipe wrenches
- Hearing Is Essential
- The employee is frequently required to walk on uneven or slippery
surfaces
- Vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
and ability to adjust focus
- Good eye-to-hand coordination is essential
- The employee is regularly required to climb a ladder
- Proper safety procedures required
- Ability to Read and Comprehend Simple Instructions, Short Correspondence
and Memos
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What are the worksite conditions?
- Station temperatures can vary from very hot to very cool. Some
drill sites can be very uncomfortable.
- Helping is not a clean job, guaranteed you will get dirty!!!
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What is Connors safety policy?
“Connors Drilling is committed to protecting the safety
and health of all employees, contractors, visitors and the community
who are impacted by our activities and believes that all injuries
and industry related diseases are preventable. Our commitment to
health and safety is as important as our commitment to other business
objectives.”
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What is the Connors
Safety Vision?
Our vision is that we conduct our operations while keeping our employees
safe and healthy everyday.
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What is the Connors motto?
“The Connors Way is the Safe Way”
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What tools will Connors
provide to ensure my safety?
We commit to providing you the tools required to complete your
job safely.
These tools include:
- On the job training
- Safe worksite conditions
- Open door communication
- Safe operating procedures
- Safe transportation to and from site
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What is expected of me to ensure the safety of myself and others?
- Complying with all Connors Safe standard operating procedures
- Using safety devices and equipment correctly
- Reporting any defected tools or equipment to your supervisor
- Report to supervision for any situation which you cannot correct
- Lead by example; show your co-workers that you believe….
- Coach new employees, look out for their well being
- Do not attempt a task in which you are not qualified to do…
- Participate in Safety Meetings, your feedback is very important
Also, remember...
- Be attentive during all training
- Complete pre-shift inspections
- Do an act of safety everyday
- Follow instructions
- Recognize hazards
- Safety is our first priority! Make it yours too.
- Don’t do anything you are not comfortable doing;
What are some personal
elements that cause accidents?
- Employee not focused on the job: distracted by something off
job
- Poor Attitude
- Cutting corners, being lazy
- Not complying with Connors safety procedures, disregarding
training
- Doing something out of the norm..step back and think about
it.
- Failing to communicate, not speaking up.
- How would you feel if you saw something “un-safe”
and did not report it… and someone got injured or even killed.
Speak up…we will listen.
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