Position Information

Floorhand is responsible for assisting in setting up and taking down of the service rig and equipment, handling, sorting and moving drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials in addition to maintaining a clean and organized work environment. He is also responsible for the manipulation of the sections of pipe or drill stem at the rig floor during drilling. It is the duty of the Floorhand to remove and replace the strings of pipe or drill stem and/or drill bit. The Floorhand may also need to drive a crew truck to transport materials and equipment.
Duties include but are not limited to: 
* Competent with rig and all equipment

• Performs general maintenance of draw works
• Loads and off-loads pipe and assists in rig movement
• Checks snub lines, pull lines, shackles and cable clamps to verify condition
• Checks dies in slips and tongs and all safety and riding belts to verify condition
• Responds to emergency situations including hydrogen sulfide detection and major mechanical or structural failures
• Trips pipe – uses slips, tongs and elevators
• Knowledge of types of pipe
• Latch and unlatch tubing and rods
• Wrench rods
• Knowledge of how pumping units run
• Prepare and set up rig for work-over
• Knowledge of thread types, tubing sizes and rod sizes
• Knowledge of working derricks and drill floor
• Diagnose well problem
• Perform service maintenance on rigs
• Locations: Imperial Oil (Cold Lake), Cenovus (Christina Lake & Foster Creek, CNRL - Wolf Lake, etc.