Drilling Rig Operator Needed in Calgary

Job Title:    Drilling Rig Operator
Job Location:    NE, Calgary
Company/Employer: Tempco Drilling Company Inc.
Job Type:    Full Time
About Us
Tempco Drilling Company Inc. is committed to protecting against accidental loss all its resources, employees and physical assets. Our primary mandate is to develop and maintain a safe work environment for all personnel on the work site. Providing a safe work environment is accomplished by developing a “Safety First” work philosophy and corporate culture. 

Job Requirement:
Valid Tickets,
Must be Registered in the Apprenticeship Program,
3 months or more experience and Transportation

Skills Needed:
• Critical Thinking
• Operation Monitoring
• Operation and Control skills
• Active Listening

Job Duties:
• Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs.
• Repair or replace defective parts of machinery, such as rotary drill rigs, water trucks, air compressors, and pumps, using hand tools.
• Maintain and adjust machinery in order to ensure proper performance.
• Clean and oil pulleys, blocks, and cables.
• Locate and recover lost or broken bits, casings, and drill pipes from wells, using special tools.
• Observe pressure gauge and move throttles and levers in order to control the speed of rotary tables, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.
• Direct rig crews in drilling and other activities, such as setting up rigs and completing or servicing wells.
• Count sections of drill rod in order to determine depths of boreholes.
• Push levers and brake pedals in order to control gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works that lower and raise drill pipes and casings in and out of wells.
• Maintain records of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, materials and tools used, services rendered, and time required.
• Monitor progress of drilling operations, and select and change drill bits according to the nature of strata, using hand tools.
• Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.
• Bolt together pump and engine parts, and connect tanks and flow lines.
• Start and examine operation of slush pumps in order to ensure circulation and consistency of drilling fluid or mud in well.
• Weigh clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud.
• Remove core samples during drilling in order to determine the nature of the strata being drilled.
• Line drilled holes with pipes, and install all necessary hardware, in order to prepare new wells.
• Position and prepare truck-mounted derricks at drilling areas that are specified on field maps.

Deadline Date: 04/01/2014

How to Apply:
Please send your resume with a Copy of Tickets to:
Email: info@tempcodrilling.com
Or
Fax: 780-955-2008