Traveling Driller Assistant

Cascade HomePeoria, AZ
Onsite

About The Position

Cascade Drilling, LP is seeking Traveling Driller Assistants. We offer competitive pay and benefits, including a starting pay of $20.00 - $25.00 per hour with zero experience required, or $25.00 per hour for those with a CDL A. We provide 2 weeks paid vacation, 7 paid holidays, and a minimum of 40 hours paid sick leave. There is great potential for overtime, project-based bonuses, and performance-based merit increases. We also offer an Employee Referral Bonus of $2,000 and reimbursement for CDL Training School with pay increases after obtaining a CDL A. The role offers significant travel opportunities, with our Peoria location traveling 80% of the time within the Southwest region to the Louisiana border. Projects typically operate on a 10 days on and 4 days off schedule, with workday schedules of 10-12 hours. Occasional weekend travel may be required. Traveling employees receive a private hotel room at no cost and per diem. We also offer professional growth opportunities through our State of the Art CORE Safety Training Program, with necessary safety gear provided. There are flexible career paths with opportunities for advancement and growth, and encouragement to pursue new roles nationwide, explore a variety of projects, and work with mentors and experts. Offer of employment is conditional upon passing a pre-employment criminal background check and drug test, and maintaining a clean driving record in accordance with DOT requirements. Prior experience with sonic, auger, rotary or direct push rigs is a plus, but not required.

Requirements

  • Negative drug test
  • Satisfactory results of a background check (and your authorization to conduct a routine background check)
  • Possessing a valid Driver’s License for the state in which you reside and satisfactory results of a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
  • Obtaining and maintaining an interstate DOT Medical Card and meeting all Federal Interstate FMCSA requirements to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle
  • Passing a HAZWOPER physical
  • Verifying your legal right to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
  • Ability to wear Respiratory Protection if specified by a site-specific Health and Safety Plan, or when air monitoring indicates potential for exposure levels to reach an established action, level, threshold limit value (TLV), or permissible exposure limit (PEL).
  • Employees may be required to shave or maintain facial hair in a manner that ensures a proper seal for respirator use.

Nice To Haves

  • Prior experience working with sonic, auger, rotary or direct push rigs is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Drive, operate, and maintain drill rigs, vehicles, forklifts, skid-steers, and other equipment
  • Work outdoors year-round within two or three-person crews
  • Solve problems and work productively in a team
  • Follow all safety policies and procedures
  • Conduct pre-trip inspections
  • Perform physical labor, shoveling drilling debris, and transporting materials using proper lifting techniques
  • Maintain all required certifications and training
  • Be able to safely lift up to 50 pounds
  • Complete other duties and projects, as assigned

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Starting pay of $20.00 - $25.00 per hour (zero experience required)
  • Starting pay of $25.00 per hour for those with a CDL A
  • 2 Weeks paid Vacation
  • 7 paid holidays
  • 40 hours paid sick leave, at a minimum
  • Great potential for overtime
  • Great Benefits at a minimal cost to the employee
  • Project-based bonuses
  • Performance-based merit increases
  • Employee Referral Bonus of $2,000
  • Reimbursement for attending CDL Training School
  • Pay increases after obtaining a CDL A
  • Opportunity for travel
  • Private hotel room for traveling employees at ZERO cost
  • Per diem
  • State of the Art CORE Safety Training Program
  • Necessary safety gear provided
  • Flexible career paths with opportunities for advancement and growth
  • Opportunities to work with mentors and experts
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