Job Description

 Supervising and coordinating activities of workers engaged in drilling activities
  Ensuring strict health and safety standards are followed by all staff
  Directing workers to erect, dismantle and move drilling rigs and drilling crews in setting up and operating power units, draw works and other drilling equipment
  Planning delivery of drilling tools, fuel, water and other supplies for use at drill site
  Ordering various types of drilling bits to be used, according to type of strata encountered
  Directs workers in mixing drilling mud and circulating mud in borehole, and in use of special drilling mud to prevent blowouts from gas pressure
  Ordering installation of control head (valve device) to control flow of oil
  Supervising operations at wells to maintain and regulate flow of oil
  Mentoring junior staff
Cooperate with the technical engineers to set up a proper maintenance plan for the drilling equipment;
Ensure the stock level of spare parts and consumables for the drilling equipment is kept at an appropriate level by requesting the equipment whenever deemed necessary;
Coordinate the rig moving activities by supervising the activity of the drilling crew, the lifting activities and verifying that the equipment is correctly positioned on the new location;
Ensure all classification society and authorities rules and regulations applicable to his/her area are adhered to;
Ensure that all orders and instructions received verbally or in writing are fully understood and adhered to;
Be safety conscious in all his work and behavior and use compulsory protective equipment;
Be responsible for safe working conditions on the rig site at all times;
Ensure that his subordinates use compulsory protective equipment;
Ensure that all relevant work and safety procedures issued by Company and Operator are adhered to;