Driller Assistant - NV Surface RC
About The Position
Boart Longyear is seeking a Driller Assistant to join their team. This role offers an "earn while you learn" opportunity, providing paid training and certifications, clear progression paths, and the chance to build a skilled-trade career. The position involves semi-skilled labor-intensive assistance for drilling crews, operating vehicles and equipment, handling materials, mixing drilling fluids, making connections, collecting and labeling samples, building chip trays, assisting with rigging up/down, fueling equipment, conducting preventative maintenance, performing site and equipment inspections, providing site inductions, and maintaining parts inventory. The company emphasizes safety, stability, and financial security, with opportunities for high earnings and valuable trade qualifications in a team-oriented environment.
Requirements
- Willing to travel by plane or car to worksites throughout Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and other states where we do business.
- Able to commute long distances for shifts (300+ miles).
- Willing to work in remote locations and in all-weather elements.
- Willing to work at job sites for an extended period of time, 12+ hour shifts for 14-20 days at a time.
- Must have a valid U.S. Driver’s License.
- Must have valid U.S. Work Authorization.
- Must pass background and drug screening.
- Must pass a Physical Functional Fitness Evaluation.
- High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
- Minimum of 1 year of directly related experience in drilling AND/OR Minimum of 1 year experience in related positions such as: construction laborer, heavy laborer, mechanic, and mechanical work.
Responsibilities
- Provide semi-skilled labor-intensive assistance for drilling crews.
- Operation of various types of vehicles, equipment/machinery.
- Hauling supplies to and from the drill site.
- Manual material handling.
- Mixing drilling fluids.
- Making connections – Adding/Removing rods to/from drill string.
- Sample Collection – Ensure bags/cores are labeled correctly, are legible, kept in numeric order according to designated footages and closed securely.
- Building chip trays.
- Assist in rigging up/down and moving to new drill locations.
- Fueling of site equipment and conducting preventative maintenance (Oil Changes, Greasing, Fueling, etc.).
- Complete daily site inspections, mast inspections and pre-shift inspections on all equipment.
- Responsible for providing site inductions to all visitors.
- Responsible for maintaining an accurate parts inventory.
- Responsible for general condition of and obtaining optimum life out of all site equipment and tooling.
- Other duties as assigned by Driller/Field Supervisor.
- At times, you may be responsible for the training of new driller assistant in a safe environment.
Benefits
- Paid Training & Certifications (MSHA, First Aid)
- Company-funded PPE and boot allowance
- Competitive Pay + Overtime
- Full medical benefits including dental and vision
- Competitive 401K
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Employee recognition rewards program (BRAVO)
- Employee discount program (Perks)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
