Floorhand,United States

Position

Floorhand

Description

Company: Parker Wellbore
Skills: Floorhand / Roughneck
Experience: 2 + Years
Education: High School/Secondary
Location: New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
Job Description



The Floorhand position is a rig crew member whose primary work station is on the rig floor, however the duties and responsibilities are prominent in every aspect of drilling the well, manual handling of tubular and tools, making up or breaking out during making connections or tripping pipe. The position is responsible for the processes of rigging up/down, drilling and completing the well. Also, maintaining circulating, rotating, hoisting and well control systems.

Essential functions

Provide visible leadership with a Total Ownership attitude. Owns safety standard.
Supervise and ensure the safety of drilling crew as well as efficient operations during tour of duty.
Enforce, clarify, and follow Company policies, standards, and procedures.
Follow the client's daily drilling plans.
Promote operational excellence through procedural discipline.
Ensure crews achieve Company and client competency standards.
Train and supervise crew members on standard operating procedures to include, but not limited to, proper care and maintenance of the rig and drill string, including lubrication of equipment and housekeeping.
Delegate work effectively with a clear definition of requirements and expectations.
Responsible for morale and order within crew.
Ensure Parker Drilling's Competency program - Authorized to Operate (ATO) and Approved Competent Operator (ACO) are applied and followed.
Ensure Client competency compliance is applied and followed.
Straps and measures tubular, casing and tools as required.
Performs pipe tripping operations (consists of using slips, safety clamps tongs and elevators).
Performs break out and make up connections during drilling, back reaming or tripping operations (consists of using slips, safety clamps tongs and elevators).
Operates and maintains the rig floor mud bucket.
Performs general maintenance of drilling equipment pertaining to the drilling of the well, including the circulating, rotating, hoisting and well control systems.
Performs safe operation of the rig floor hydraulic winches and man rider winch.
Inspect snub lines, jerk lines, shackles and cable clamps to ensure they are always in good working condition.
Inspect and check dies in slips, tongs (and elevators if applicable) to ensure they are always in good
working condition.
Inspect and check all rig floor safety belts to ensure they are always in good working condition.
Assemble well-control or pressure-control equipment on the wellhead.
Lines up valves, hoses, hard piping for fluid transfer to and from support vessels.
Performs mud pump repairs and general pump maintenance, including disassemble, reassemble or oil change and filters.
Mixes mud materials and chemicals as required.
Performs loading and unloading of tubular from the catwalk, including attaching and removing of lifting equipment or elevators.as required.
Performs housekeeping and cleanliness around the rig floor working area.
Performs alignment of stand pipe manifolds and bleed off lines.
Cleans the mast and substructure with a high-pressure steam cleaning unit.
Performs scrubbing and cleaning of rig equipment and drilling packages as required with rig wash.
Performs chipping and painting on drilling packages and equipment as required.
Comply with platform emergency response plan or station bills during emergencies and/or drills.
Perform additional duties, responsibilities, and special projects as may be directed.