Driller Assistant 1 - Eastern Coring
Boart LongyearWytheville, Virginia, United States Of America
Posted October 20, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Founded in 1890, Boart Longyear has spent 135 years pushing drilling tech to new depths. We’re the world’s largest provider of exploration drilling services and the company behind the rigs, rods, and tooling that make it possible—so when you pull on our hard hat, you’re backed by a century‐plus of know‐how, safety records, and rock‐solid paychecks.
Job Description
Join Boart Longyear's drilling crews and earn while you learn. With competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career advancement opportunities, this role is ideal for those who thrive on hard work and want to build a safe and stable career.
Requirements
- Provide semi-skilled labor-intensive assistance for drilling crews
- Operate various types of vehicles, equipment/machinery
- Mix drilling fluids
- Make connections - Add/Remove rods to/from drill string
- Sample Collection - Ensure bags/cores are labeled correctly
- Build chip trays
- Assist in rigging up/down and moving to new drill locations
- Fueling of site equipment and conducting preventative maintenance
- Complete daily site inspections, mast inspections and pre-shift inspections on all equipment
- Provide site inductions to all visitors
- Maintain an accurate parts inventory
- Maintain general condition of and obtain optimum life out of all site equipment and tooling
- Train new driller assistants in a safe environment
Benefits
- Competitive pay + overtime
- Full medical benefits including dental and vision
- Competitive 401K
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Employee recognition rewards program (BRAVO)
- Employee discount program (Perks)