Roughneck and Roustabout Jobs in Louisiana, Oil & Gas

Vacancy: Roughneck, Offshore, Louisiana

Employment location: Louisiana
Contract duration: 12 months, extendable
Salary: starts at $48,000.
Job Reference # 6523BP

A crewing firm in the New Orleans LA would hire an experienced Roughneck to work on oil extracting platforms, located off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. A worker in this position would be responsible primarily for connecting / disconnecting sections of the drilling pipe during trip ups and trip downs and conduct some preparatory operations that are essential for effectively inspecting and repairing the pumps and hoses and maintaining them in good working condition. The other duties of the Roustabout will include cleaning, glancing, and rolling the tubes. Also the hired individual will have to possess skills allowing handling and properlu using the instruments and the hard in the case of need, and stow supplies, using for that purpose winches and elevators.

Job Opening: Offshore Blaster/Painter

Posted by: Tidewater, 71 reviews - area: Louisiana, GOM
Job Title: Offshore Blaster/Painter with some past experience as Roustabout or Scaffolder on offshore oil platforms
Work by shifts, rotation schedule: 28/14
Job Reference # 6327KR
Crew Change Location: To be discussed

What kind of candidate for this offshore position the recruiter is looking for: Successful candidate will prove inherence of the features of the character, the style of work, attitude, behavior, and trade skills that would contribute to performing blasting & painting tasks to meet the latest standards and requirements across the offshore oil drilling industry. This role will work under the supervision and will report directly to the coating foreman. Should be familiar with different kinds of pipe and metal superstructure sandblast and paint equipment and master different and appropriate techniques of painting surfaces with brush, spray gun, or paint roller; work smoothly, evenly, as instructed by the supervisor and ascribed by the specifications and without overspray; clean spray guns, mix paints, prepare the abrasive mixture; charge the spray guns when the paint reserve is finished; perform the troubleshooting on blasting and painting equipment. Assist and help the other teams, including drilldeck crew and mantenance roustabouts on offshore oil drilling rig in the capacity of rigger as directed by the supervisor. Pre-requisites: experience as scaffolder, rigger, rope access technician certificate, slinger banksman certification, ability to work on heihts and from ladders, cradles, and swinging scaffolding, minimum of 2 years of experience working on offshore oul drilling installations, from which minimum 6 months in the role, requiring sandblasting and spray painting skills. TWIC, HUET, CDL, forklift certificate, experience as offshore Roustabout, no fear of being flown by helicopter, able to pass successfully drug test. Should have a non-conflicting personality and be a team player.

Maintenance Roustabout

Diversity Offshore Consultants Ltd.,
Roustabout job location: Louisiana, offshore, semisubmersible oil rig.
Job Reference # 6513-Roustabout/Roughneck.

Job Description SUMMARY

Offshore Roustabout worker in this role will be responsible for performing the following functions: general maintenance, visual inspection and minor repairs to the mechanical equipment and oil drilling machinery, found on offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the New Orleans, Louisiana shore, such as production machines and equipment conveyor systems, motors, pneumatic tools, engines.

Good candidate to fill the suggested job opening of Roustabout on oil rig, run by this Louisiana based oil drilling contractor, will be someone ambitious to be promoted soon to a Roughneck position, but for this while is expected to be able after some brief on-the-job hands-on instruction/training to work only under a very general supervision, using power tools, hand tools, as well as heavy equipment. The tools to be used by Roustabout in this role include adjustable hand wrenches, air and electric hoist, handheld power grinders and deck grinders, and some other tools. In course of carrying out the assigned duties, the Roustabout will need to demonstrate such physical qualities as manual dexterity, near vision, and multi limb coordination. The job for the most part is to be performed outdoors, exposed to weather, almost for 100% of the working time, and requires permanent wearing of life saving and health protective clothes and equipment like life jacket, hard hat, gloves, safety steel socked shoes, protective eyeglasses, hearing protection earplugs etc. The salary will be defined depending on experience and on site performance, but usually higher than median salary of offshore Roustabout in the state of Louisiana.

ADVICE:

Lafayette, Houma, Fort Polk, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles are the localities, where the offices of oil drilling contractors or their recruiters can be found in Louisiana. Some of them look to hire people for Roughneck or Roustabout positions, including the candidates without previous experience. Should you be interested in finding an entry level job of Roughneck / Driller Helper on land based oil rigs, it's Fredericktown, MO headquartered Pense Brothers Drilling Company Ltd. that we heard made it their business providing job placement for this category of oilfield job seekers.

Besides Louisiana, their agents work in 14 other oil rich states across the USA: Lafayette, Houma, Fort Polk, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles are the localities, where the offices of oil drilling contractors or their recruiters can be found in Louisiana. Should you be interested in finding an entry level job of Roughneck / Driller Helper on land based oil rigs, it's Fredericktown, MO headquartered Pense Brothers Drilling Company Ltd. that we heard made its business providing job placement for this category of oilfield job seekers. Besides Louisiana, their agents work in 14 other oil rich states across the USA: Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, California, Oklahoma, Missouri, Utah, New Mexico, West Virginia, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, and Illinois.

Roughneck Job in oil extraction segment in Louisiana

Hiring Company: Leres Staffing
Job Essence: Roughneck Work in oil & gas segment
Desired competency: Roughneck, Manual labor,
Working experience: 3+ years, ex-army experience is regarded as advantageous
Wages/Salary: $25.000
Employment place: Louisiana
Occupation kind: fixed term job, contract staff

Description summary of the Roughneck job offer: A crewing firm will hire Roughneck to work on oil extracting platforms in Louisiana offshore area.

Roughneck responsibilities in this position will include:

Primarily: Connecting parts of boring pipe while drilling well for oil production/exploration proceeds to ultimately reach oil deposit deep inside the earth in case the crude oil /natural gas reserve is located there.

In the second turn: Conduct odd jobs that are essential to be fulfilled, so the repair of the pumps and hoses would be done in strict compliance with the standards, technology charts, written instructions and oral orders and directions of the supervisors.

Roughneck must help in the overhaul and oiling of machinery, pumps and hoses; relocating the supplies and pieces of cargo from helicopter or supply vessel and Moving them to warehouse premises; rolling, glancing and cleaning tubes; providing the cleanup and handling of machinery and instruments, available on the entire work space.

Roughneck in this position should also be adequately trained and will be required to:

• perform overall roughneck standard jobs.
• operate hoists and winches to stow supplies.
• operate hard assembly and instruments if needed.