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Water Well Driller Helper

Employer

Bill's Waterwell Services Ltd

Date Posted

May 08, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Alix, AB
  • Earnings $18.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 22, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Bill's Waterwell Services Ltd

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Noisy
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Well servicing company
  • Drilling and well service contractor

Tasks

  • Perform routine maintenance work on water well drilling rigs and equipment
  • Operate and maintain drilling mud systems and pumps
  • Manipulate sections of pipes or drill stems at rig floor during drilling and during removal and replacement of pipes, drill stems and drill bits
  • Specify drilling fluids, bit selection, drill stem testing procedures and equipment
  • Maintain and repair water well pumps, piping systems and equipment
  • Install and test water well pumps, piping systems and equipment
  • Disinfect, reconstruct and redevelop older contaminated wells and water pumping systems

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
  • Driver's License (Class 3 or D)

Equipment and machinery experience

Mobile water well drilling rigs

Security and safety

Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Overtime required

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

Experience

Experience an asset

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Life insurance

Other benefits

Free parking available


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Water Well Driller Helper is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing to sort, clean and pile salvaged materials; in removing rubble and other debris using rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment; in cleaning up chemical spills and other contaminants, and removing asbestos and other hazardous materials; and in directing traffic at, or near, construction sites

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers; and in tending and feeding machines and equipment such as mixers, compressors and pumps

innovative

Interest in assisting to drill and blast rock, to align pipes and perform related activities during oil and gas pipeline construction and to demolish buildings using prying bars and other tools

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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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