Rig Electrician

Rig electrician nature of work

A rig electrician install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, test and commission electrical and electronic equipment and systems on oil rigs. The rig electrician may also work on electrical transmission and distribution equipment.

Rig electricians are employed by maintenance departments of drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

The rig electrician must follow the Electric Code.

Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Rig electrician work conditions

The rig electrician usually work long hours on extended roster systems and either outdoors in all weather conditions or underground, usually as members of teams or crews. The rig electrician work is generally hard and physically demanding.

The rig electrician may work in dusty, dirty, hot, or wet conditions, or in confined spaces and in other uncomfortable places and have to stand for long periods. They may also be required to work at heights on masts, towers and roofs. Electricians risk injury from electrical shock, falls and cuts. Rig electrician must be aware of safety regulations and must often wear and use protective equipment to minimize risks.

Rig electrician duties and tasks

A rig electrician may perform the following tasks and duties:

• Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
• Maintain, repair, test, troubleshoot, install and connect to power supplies appliances, switchgear, regulators, heaters, transformers, electrical motors, generators, alternators and electrical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic control systems and other related devices
• Read and interpret electrical, architectural and mechanical diagrams, drawings or specifications to determine wiring layouts for new or existing installations
• Splice, join and connect wire to fixtures and components to form circuits

If you are able to meet these requirements and you are motivated to be part of highly motivated team of people please, find out more about rig electrician jobs through one of the links below:

Press-Enterprise

RIVERSIDE: Stolen rig had print, blood, more Press-Enterprise Lab technician Carrie Findahl testified she found a latent fingerprint on the sticky side of a length of black electrician tape that kept the rig's dangling ignition switch in the middle area of the dashboard. It had been “punched out” — the ignition ... and more »

Kansas City Star

Exploration for shale gas in Poland inspires hope and fear among local communities Newser By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | AP | 13 hours, 8 minutes ago in A slender shale gas rig rising from the midst of plowed fields and farm houses in Poland has inspired both hope for a local community's prosperity and fears it will ruin bucolic and peaceful ... Shale gas exploration raises hope, fear in PolandHouston Chronicle all 219 news articles »

FuelFix (blog)

BP oil spill judge tentatively approves $7.8 billion pact FuelFix (blog) (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP) Protesters gather outside of the BP offices in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 to demonstrate against the Gulf oil rig disaster. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (AP) This image from video provided by BP PLC ... and more »