ARAMCO DERRICK MAN NEEDED IN SAUDI ARABIA

Job Summary / Objective
The Derrick Man plays a vital role within the rig crew, balancing heavy physical demands with specialized tasks at height. This position requires handling drilling pipe from the derrick platform during tripping operations and maintaining essential floor-level tasks under intense environmental conditions.

Core Responsibilities

  • Execute Height-Specific Operations: Safely handle, stack, and guide sections of drilling pipe and collars from the derrick board at heights exceeding 100 feet.
  • Support Rig Floor Activities: Actively perform comprehensive rig man tasks, seamlessly transitioning between floor work and derrick work as required by the drilling program.
  • Maintain Equipment Familiarity: Identify, monitor, and manage components utilizing a comprehensive understanding of the nomenclature of rotary drilling equipment.
  • Endure Isolated Field Conditions: Perform rigorous, physically demanding, and potentially hazardous work tasks while living on-site at isolated well locations.

Role Requirements & Qualifications

  • Experience & Training: Must have a minimum of one (1) year of on-the-job training and direct experience as a rig man, including both floor and derrick work.
  • Language & Communication: Must be able to fully understand work directions and safety instructions delivered in English.
  • Physical & Spatial Aptitude: Must possess high physical stamina, a good sense of balance, and the coordination necessary to work safely at heights in excess of 100 feet.
  • Working Conditions: Willing to perform hard and hazardous work under the extreme weather conditions involved in drilling wells and willing to live at isolated well sites.

    These vacancies are for experienced international drilling and workover professionals for assignments in Saudi Arabia. Please apply only if you meet the stated qualification, experience and operational requirements for the position, are available for the required rotation, and are willing and able to travel to Saudi Arabia and attend interviews when required.


    PRE-APPLICATION EXPERIENCE SCREENING

    To ensure compatibility with current client contracts and deployment requirements, please confirm whether you have the required level of direct, on-site professional experience relevant to the position advertised, gained in the following international operating environments: the UK, Europe, North/Central/South America and the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Japan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Moldova, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Latvia or Estonia.


    Do you have the required years of direct, on-site professional experience relevant to this position in one or more of the international operating environments listed above?


    Immigration & Logistics Data Collection:

    The following information is collected to assess work authorisation, Saudi visa and deployment requirements, client allocation arrangements and mobilisation logistics associated with assignments in Saudi Arabia. This information is considered alongside the professional qualifications, experience and other requirements of the position applied for.

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