Floorhand - No experience
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Añelo, Neuquén Province, Argentina
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Manufacturing & Production OperationsMachine & Process Operation
About the job
Requirements
- Completed technical secondary school or completed secondary school, verifiable.
- Provide good personal references and a background certificate.
- Experience in general labor, construction, metalworking, or related work is valued but is not required.
- Use the assigned personal protective equipment and follow health, safety, and environmental procedures.
- Communicate and coordinate adequately with other crew members.
- Know how to use material safety data sheets.
- Read a measuring tape and use internal- and external-diameter calipers.
Responsibilities
- Attend pre-shift meetings and learn alarm types, evacuation and rescue procedures, emergency and fire drill roles, and how to respond to well-control events.
- Remain at the work site until replaced by a qualified worker, and hand over relevant information about upcoming operations, equipment condition changes, and known risks at shift changes.
- Follow company prevention and control standards and safe work procedures; promptly report hazardous conditions, workplace accidents, incidents, and unsafe conditions to supervisors.
- Keep company facilities, work equipment, the rig floor, and work areas clean and orderly; avoid improvised repairs or procedures that could compromise safety or operations.
- Know the locations and proper uses of available fire extinguishers.
- Handle drill pipe and tubulars using approved procedures, including tripping pipe in and out of the hole, breaking and making connections, and using slips, manual and automatic tongs, winches, torque tools, and related equipment.
- Align valves before operations, including standpipe valves, and perform the basic steps for connecting the top drive.
- Connect and break stands while tripping pipe, using winches, the ST-80 torque wrench, manual tongs, and related equipment; know tubular torque and select appropriate subs, heads, safety valves, reducers, and lifting heads as operations require.
- Handle tubulars on the rig floor using safety lines, ropes, and correct positioning; correctly use winches, rotary bushings, mud buckets, and elevators.
- Maintain accurate counts and markings of pipe in and out of the well, organize pipe on pipe racks, assist with pipe measurement and preparation of the pipe tally, and measure outside diameter, inside diameter, bottom-hole assembly length, and drill pipe.
- Perform casing operations safely and know how to assemble and disassemble the casing running tool.
- Conduct pre-shift inspections and identify the equipment to be inspected; perform preventive maintenance and replace dies on the ST-80 torque wrench, manual tongs, elevators, slips, collars, and related equipment.
- Grease and protect pipe boxes, pins, and shoulders, and use proper lifting procedures.
- Follow maintenance procedures for running and cutting the drilling line and know the drilling-line clamp torque.
- Apply appropriate grease at lubrication points on the top drive, drawworks, brake, traveling equipment, standpipe valves, chicksans, deadline anchor, winches, and torque and manual tongs.
- Perform minor maintenance and inspections on the derrick; verify that cables and slings are fit for use; use brushes, gauges, thread protectors, and pipe grease appropriately.
- Maintain, inspect, replace screens, and clean the shale shakers; adjust mud flow through the shaker screens and operate shaker-related equipment and controls.
- Take mud samples, weigh mud, measure funnel viscosity, and record mud weight, funnel viscosity, pit volume, screen types, and times.
- Use appropriate procedures to maintain, repair, and adjust solids-control equipment; assist with mud and chemical handling in accordance with health, safety, and environmental procedures; perform chemical mixing operations.
- Inform the driller about changes in mud returns; align, fill, and circulate the trip tank as required.
- Assist with or, under supervision, perform simple maintenance and repairs on blowout preventer equipment; understand ram configurations and the consequences of closing blind and shear rams, and be able to change rams.
- Understand responsibilities during tripping, tank operations, and drilling, and follow procedures for well-control equipment operations and for nipple-up/nipple-down of blowout preventers, diverters, and valves while using appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Follow procedures for rig assembly, disassembly, and mobilization; maintain cleanliness and order during maintenance, repair, and testing of area equipment, including mud pumps, engines, and tanks.
- Assist with maintenance, repair, and testing of yard equipment in accordance with health, safety, and environmental procedures; maintain and care for tools.
- Clean pits according to the applicable procedures.
- Use lockout, tagout, and test procedures during maintenance.
- Monitor mud pumps, report problems to a supervisor, and know how to switch the pump to the well and align valves.
- Change pump piston lubrication water and replace pistons, liners, valves, seats, and other consumable parts.
- Maintain an up-to-date record of mud-pump operating hours, including hours for modules, liners, pistons, valves, and seats.
About the company
Helmerich & Payne provides drilling services for oil and gas on land, internationally, and offshore. It operates and maintains drilling rigs and related equipment to enable customers to extract resources, using advanced rig technologies and drilling solutions to boost productivity, reliability, and safety. The company differentiates itself through deep industry experience (dating back to 1920), a reputation as a trusted partner, and a focus on dependable performance, safety, and efficiency for customers. Its primary goal is to help customers increase drilling productivity, minimize downtime, and improve safety and efficiency across all rig operations.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Founded
1920
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 2026 Q3 backlog reached $9.1 billion, after new offshore extensions.
- Beetaloo Basin FlexRig contract secures Australian drilling capacity through 2032 options.
- North America reactivated 10 rigs in Q3 2026, lifting margins and activity.
What critics are saying
- August 2026 adjusted EPS missed by $0.20, signaling pricing pressure and execution volatility.
- Middle East disruptions already suspended Iraq and Bahrain rigs; renewed unrest hits utilization fast.
- The $350 million bond due 2027 plus insider selling pressures returns if cash flow weakens.
What makes Helmerich & Payne unique
- H&P runs North America's largest super-spec FlexRig fleet, with high-efficiency rapid mobilization.
- Offshore O&M contracts in Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia create recurring, multi-year cash flows.
- Global presence across U.S., Australia's Beetaloo, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina diversifies rig demand.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Parental Leave
- Family Planning Benefits
- Fertility Treatment Support
- Adoption Assistance