The main responsibility of a derrick hand is everything that is above ground on the rig.
Oil field job descriptions rig operator derrick hand floor hand.
A derrick hands duties also include cleaning fueling repairing and maintaining workover rig equipment to include greasing changing oils and lubricants as needed and on a regularly scheduled basis and mentoring sse employees and floor hands as needed assist rig operator in various tasks anywhere on the rig as directed by operator driving company vehicles.
The rig hand works under the direction of the rig operator driller.
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Floor hands work on oil and gas drilling rigs under the supervision of a driller.
This individual is part of a crew that is responsible for the maintenance and day to day operation of the service rigs and or the drilling rig.