Floorhand

NL
On-site
Posted Sep 19, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: High school
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The Floorhand is responsible for manual handling of tubulars and tools, as well as maintaining circulating, rotating, hoisting, and well control systems on the rig floor. They also supervise crew safety, enforce company policies, and ensure operational excellence during drilling and completion activities.

Job details

The Floorhand position is a rig crew member whose primary work station is on the rig floor,however the duties and responsibilitiesare prominent in every aspect of drilling the well, manualhandling of tubular and tools, making up or breaking out during making connections or tripping pipe. The position is responsible for the processes of rigging up/down, drilling and completing the well. Also, maintaining circulating, rotating, hoisting and well controlsystems. RESPONSIBILITIES * Provide visible leadership with a Total Ownership attitude. Owns safety standard. * Supervise and ensure the safety of drilling crew as well as efficient operations during tour of duty. * Enforce, clarify, and follow Company policies, standards, and procedures. * Follow the client’s daily drilling plans. * Promote operational excellence through procedural discipline. * Ensure crews achieve Company and client competency standards. * Train and supervise crew members on standard operating procedures to include, but not limited to, proper care and maintenance of the rig and drill string, including lubrication of equipment and housekeeping. * Delegate work effectively with a clear definition of requirements and expectations. * Responsible for morale and order within crew. * Ensure Authorized to Operate (ATO) and Approved Competent Operator (ACO) are applied and followed. * Straps and measures tubular, casing and tools as required. * Performs pipe tripping operations (consists of using slips, safety clamps tongs and elevators). * Performs break out and make up connections during drilling, back reaming or tripping operations (consists of using slips, safety clamps tongs and elevators). * Operates and maintains the rig floor mud bucket. * Performs general maintenance of drilling equipment pertaining to the drilling of the well, including the circulating, rotating, hoisting and well control systems. * Performs safe operation of the rig floor hydraulic winches and man rider winch. * Inspect snub lines, jerk lines, shackles and cable clamps to ensure they are always in good working condition. * Inspect and check dies in slips, tongs (and elevators if applicable) to ensure they are always in good working condition. * Inspectand check all rig floor safety belts to ensure they are always in good workingcondition. * Assemble well-control or pressure-control equipment on the wellhead. * Lines up valves, hoses, hard piping for fluid transfer to and from support vessels. * Performs mud pump repairs and general pump maintenance, including disassemble,reassemble or oil change and filters. * Mixes mud materialsand chemicals as required. * Performs loading and unloading of tubular from the catwalk, including attaching and removing of lifting equipment or elevators.as required. * Performs housekeeping and cleanliness around the rig floor working area. * Performsalignment of stand pipe manifoldsand bleed off lines. * Cleans the mast and substructure with a high-pressure steam cleaning unit. * Performs scrubbing and cleaning of rig equipment and drilling packages asrequired with rig wash. * Performs chipping and painting on drilling packages andequipment as required. * Comply with platform emergency response plan or station bills during emergencies and/or drills. * Performadditional duties, responsibilities, and special projects asmay be directed. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform eachessential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or abilitiesexpected for this position. * Able to identify and understand functionality of various rigequipment. * Able to identify and understand functionality of various tubular sizes and thread types. * Knowledgeable and proficient in basic rigger’s role to ensure safe lifting operations are performed. * Knowledgeable of mechanical systems andbe skilled at working withhand and power tools. * Knowledgeable of and capable of operating forklifts, gantry cranes,tubular shuttles as required. * Can demonstrate knowledge and execution of the following operations: * Drilling and well operations * Dropped objects prevention * Line of fire, zone of exclusion and safe zone operations * Pipe measurement, number, strapping and tallying of pipes * Tripping and back reaming * Running casing and completions * Must have good verbal communication skills and be able to effectively communicate in English with staff, management, customers and vendors. * Must possess sound reasoning skills, commonsense and the ability to follow directions. * Must possessbasic mathematical skills (equivalent to a high school education). * Education,experience, and certifications: * High School diploma is required * Must be able to obtain appropriate Offshore certifications * Basic Survival Training (BST) * Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) * Installation Safety Induction * Regulatory Awareness * Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) * Fall ProtectionTraining * Should have at least 2 years of work experience. Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world. Equal Opportunity Employer Nabors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. To learn more about our Fair Employment practices, please refer to the Nabors Code of Conduct [https://www.nabors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/code-of-business-conduct.pdf].

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma and at least 2 years of work experience in the industry. Essential certifications include Basic Survival Training, H2S, and other offshore safety-related qualifications.