Derrickhand Position Now Open in St. John's, NL: Earn Up To $42.00/Hour DOE + Excllent Benefits

Derrickhand 

Location: St. John's, NL 

Pay: $42hr DOE

Position: Full-time, permanent

Essential Functions:

• Provide visible leadership with a Total Ownership attitude, focusing on safety.
• Enforce company policies, standards, and procedures.
• Train and supervise junior crew members on standard operating procedures.
• Delegate work effectively with clear expectations.
• Perform tubular measurements, handle tubular in the derrick, and align stand pipe manifolds.
• Monitor mud returns and volumes, regulating flow across shale shakers.
• Manage fluid transfers, line up valves, hoses, and piping for fluid transfer.
• Identify worn shale shaker screens and perform proper repairs.
• Conduct isolations and LOTO procedures for circulating, rotating, or hoisting equipment.
• Install equipment overhead in the derrick, including third-party items.
• Manage working mud tanks, perform mud pump repairs, and mix chemicals.
• Assemble well-control equipment on the wellhead.
• Grease derrick crown, inspect, and maintain safe working conditions.
• Perform cleaning, painting, and maintenance on drilling packages and equipment.

Qualifications:

• Able to identify and understand functionality of various rig equipment and tubular sizes.
• Knowledgeable and proficient in basic rigger’s role and mechanical systems.
• Skilled at working with hand and power tools.
• Proficient in operating circulatory system equipment.
• Knowledgeable in drilling and well operations, well integrity, and well control.
• Good verbal communication skills, sound reasoning, and basic mathematical skills.
• High School diploma preferred; at least 4 years of work experience.
• Ability to meet safety standards for offshore or onshore operations.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience in a marine construction/commissioning environment is an asset.
• Must meet all standards for safe operations, including medical fitness assessments.
• Willingness to work a minimum of 12 hours per day on a rotational schedule.
• Must be eligible to work in Canada and the United States.
• Position may involve rotating to Ingleside, TX, upon hire.

Position Competencies:

• Initiating & Driving Change
• Result Focused
• Team Work
• Customer Focus

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
• Ability to work around moving machinery.
• Ability to perform under stress, pressure, and in emergency situations.
• Lift, carry, and move objects of up to 50 pounds.
• Operate machinery and/or power tools.
• Work in adverse weather conditions, at heights, and in small or enclosed spaces.
• Ability to work as a team, multitask, and make sound decisions.

Pre-employment:

• Drug check
• Background screening