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Driller - Oil And Gas Drilling

Employer

Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership

Date Posted

September 18, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $54.10 hourly
  • Work Hours 168 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Oct 18, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp

Tasks

  • Direct rig crew in setting up rigs and drilling, completing or servicing oil and gas exploration and producing wells
  • Ensure safety procedures are followed
  • Maintain records of drilling and servicing operations
  • Operate controls of drill or service rig drilling and hoisting machinery
  • Train or arrange for training of crew

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Well Service Blowout Prevention Certificate
  • Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate

Area of specialization

Oil and gas well drilling and well servicing

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Drug test
  • Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

Experience an asset

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Driller - Oil And Gas Drilling is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Oil and Gas Well Drillers and Well Servicers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in controlling the operations of drilling and service rig drilling and hoisting machinery

DIRECTIVE

Interest in speaking with members of rig crew to direct them in setting up rigs, drilling and completing and servicing oil and gas exploration and producing wells

methodical

Interest in compiling information to maintain records of drilling and servicing operations

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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Interest Codes

Oil and Gas Well Loggers, Testers and Related Workers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in controlling the operation of wirelines, unit controls, and equipment and instruments in mobile testing and logging units

METHODICAL

Interest in driving well service and wireline trucks to well sites

innovative

Interest in compiling information to direct the operations of wireline and unit controls to conduct required procedures and tests; may perform limited data interpretation

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Learn More
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