Floormen or Roughnecks Jobs

The floormen or roughnecks nature of work

The roughnecks or floorman is a member of the oil drilling crew.

The floormen or roughnecks carry out a variety of general laboring duties and operate equipment to assist in the drilling and servicing of oil and gas wells. The floormen or roughnecks are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Floormen or roughnecks work conditions

The floormen or roughnecks usually work long hours in all weather conditions on extended roster systems, usually as member of a drilling crew. The floormen or roughnecks usually perform semiskilled and unskilled manual labor that requires continual hard work in difficult conditions for many hours.

Floormen or roughnecks duties and tasks

The floormen or roughnecks perform some or all of the following duties:

• The floormen or roughnecks assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
• The floormen or roughnecks clean up drill rig area
• The floormen or roughnecks handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
• The floormen or roughnecks maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
• The floormen or roughnecks manipulate sections of pipe or drill stem at the rig floor during drilling and during the removal and replacement of strings of pipe or drill stem and drill bit
• The floormen or roughnecks may drive truck to transport materials and well service equipment

If you are able to meet these requirements and you are motivated to be part of highly motivated team of people please, apply for the floormen or roughnecks jobs through one of the links below: