Key Competencies * Dependability * Attention to Detail * Leadership * Cooperation * Initiative * Stress Tolerance * Integrity * Self Control * Analytical Thinking * Adaptability/Flexibility
Representative Tasks * Observe pressure gauge and move throttles and levers to control the speed of rotary tables, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes. * Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs. * Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.
Industry
Mining Quarrying & Oil & Gas Extraction,Job Family Construction and Extraction
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