Surface Drilling Rig Hand

- No CDL - Pay Range 20-25/hr

- CDL Class A – 22-26/hr

-Must have clean driving record for the last 3-5 years.

Hiring for Surface Drilling Rig Hands. We are looking for candidates who have at least 1 year of oilfield/rig/drilling experience.

- Jobs move from Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico and Kansas, ability to travel is required.

Shifts are 20 days on 10 days off, day and night (rotates every shift), 12.5 hours averaging 88 hours per week. WMO does not pay for your travel to the job site but does pay a $70/day per diem and provides a hotel room - shared with one other person, that is on the opposite shift, so both of you would rarely if ever be there together.

Basic duties are, but not limited to:

- Servicing and cleaning equipment

- Handling, sorting, and organizing tools, pipes, and other materials.

- Rigging up/ down

- Mixing Chemicals

- Connecting/ Disconnecting drill pipe

The PEC Safeland Certification is required before beginning work, if you do not have it, we do provide the class in house.

Class A CDL - Unrestricted is preferred.

WMO offers Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance (available the first of the month following your first 60 days of employment, and a 401K plan (available after first 166 hours worked)

Along with Insurance and 401K we also have an Employee Incentive Bonus effective upon first day of work where you will receive:

- $500.00 after your first continuous 60 days of employment

- $1000.00 after your first continuous 6 months of employment

- $1500.00 after your first continuous year (12 months) of employment

All applicants are required to provide a current copy of their MVR (Motor Vehicle Record/Driving Record that can be obtained by contacting the DMV from which your driver’s license was issued)

All applicants upon hire will be required to take a pre-employment drug test.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

  • What time of day is best to call for an interview?
  • Are you willing to take a drug test?
  • Do you have a clean driving record?
  • Do you have a CDL Class A with no restrictions

Experience:

  • Surface Drilling: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

  • Driver's License (Required)

Willingness to travel:

  • 100% (Required)

Work Location: On the road

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