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Gessner Engineering is searchign for a Drillers Assistant that will assist the drill crew chief in solid stem and hollow stem auger drilling techniques. The assistant will help move, set up and operate drilling rigs and all related equipment to drill holes for geotechnical exploration test borings.
General Information : The job is physically demanding, requiring heavy manual lifting and carrying, walking over rough terrain; working around heavy traffic, dust, noise, fumes, moving machinery, and muddy drill sites and working in all weather conditions.
Typical roles and responsibilities :
Assisting in drilling operations.
Ensure that equipment is clean, maintained and mobilized as directed.
Loading and unloading trucks.
Maintaining and expediting field supplies.
Assist with moving drilling rig and equipment from site to site and set up.
Operate air pumps, water and mud pumps and equipment needed to correct problems in drilled holes caused by mechanical breakdowns or by harmful natural conditions.
Connecting and disconnecting the lower parts of the drill pipe when it is lowered into and raised from the hole.
Catching and recording samples of drilling cuttings to be analyzed.
Assisting in measuring test boring locations.
Other duties as assigned by drill crew chief.
Must be reliable and punctual.
Must follow and enforce all safety standards.
