Job Description
CDL A Cement Bulk Driver
CDL A Cement Bulk Driver - Responsibilities:
- Responsible for driving and operating heavy trucks and equipment.
- Performs rigging up/down duties for cementing service equipment; contributes to safe rigging operations during and after service delivery.
- Lifts, carries, moves, and assembles iron pipes and equipment to/from trucks and well site.
- Reviews and completes pump logs, chemical tallies, and maintenance checklists.
- Monitors control panels to gauge pressure, flow, revolutions per minute (RPMs), and other diagnostic information of equipment (i.e., transmission lockups, rig savers, etc.).
- Participates in and monitors the execution of job/service: control operation of equipment or systems by using control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate equipment or processes.
- With guidance from Cement Supervisor, adjusts increase/decrease fluid pressure and flow as required.
- Assists Cement Supervisor with calculating and mixing chemicals.
- Assists in training and guides safe and effective operating procedures.
- Maintains truck and equipment to standards, and ensures all equipment, including personal protective equipment, is in proper working order.
- Inspects truck equipment and supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, fuel, oil, and water pre-and post-trip.
- Maintenance and inspection of Blowout Preventer (BOP), injection head, power-pack (hydraulics), stripper, wellhead connections, etc.
- Completes quarterly maintenance inspections, 200- & 400-hour inspections, and services on all equipment.
- Troubleshoots any problems with equipment and ensures damaged or defective parts get repaired.
- Completes required paperwork and submits it to the appropriate parties accurately and on time (i.e., Critical Well Checklist, fuel log report, timesheets, logbooks, maintenance reports, month-end expense reports, trip permits, etc.).
- Promotes Safety Standards always: shop, yard, location, and while traveling.
- The supervisor immediately reports all hazards or potentially hazardous situations, accidents, incidents, and injuries.
- Review, understand, and implement operational (OS) and technical standards, including other company requirements for each task performed.
- Use the assertive statement to a Cement Supervisor (including stop work authority) when a concern or know of a better solution presents itself.
- Responsible for driving, operating, and maintaining cementing services equipment.
- The Cement Bulk Driver will also be responsible for assembling and preparing equipment for installation and service, performing pre-and post-equipment inspections and maintenance, assisting in monitoring well controls, and contributing to safe rigging operations during and after service delivery.
CDL A Cement Bulk Driver - Requirements:
- Must hold a Class A CDL with a current medical card.
- Candidates with under six (6) months of CDL A Driving experience is case by case.
- Endorsements are not required, but HazMat and Tanker are highly preferred.
- Must be a minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age.
- Ability to work on-call 24-7 operation during days on (no shift work).
- Must be willing to work weekdays, weekends, and overnight travel (during hitch).
- Must be willing to work in a physically demanding role-ability to lift 50 lbs. regularly.
- Must be willing to work long hours driving and operating equipment.
- Ability to pass a DOT drug screen (UA).
- Ability to understand and carry out routine oral and written instructions.
- Ability to safely operate, maintain, and perform minor repairs on equipment, replacing hoses, minor mechanic-type work on pumps and fittings at all times of the day.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
- Must have reliable transportation to and from work.