Offshore Roughneck Job

The offshore roughneck nature of work

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

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

Offshore roughneck work conditions

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

Offshore roughneck duties and tasks

The offshore roughneck perform some or all of the following duties:

• The offshore roughneck assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
• The offshore roughneck clean up drill rig area
• The offshore roughneck handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
• The offshore roughneck maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
• The offshore roughneck 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 offshore roughneck 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 offshore roughneck jobs through one of the links below:

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