GHD · 23 hours ago
Driller's Helper
Farmington Hills, MI
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expGHD is a global professional services leader committed to solving challenges in water, energy, and urbanization. They are seeking a Driller Technician to assist with drilling operations, perform geotechnical and environmental tasks, and contribute to sustainable energy solutions.
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Responsibilities
Assist driller with daily drilling operations including but not limited to geotechnical and environmental drilling
Perform drilling operation duties primarily related to geotechnical and environmental projects that include:
Monitor well installation projects
Soil, water, and gas sampling
Insitu chemical injections
Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers
Equipment Installation: Carry out standard installation activities under detailed guidance. Troubleshoot basic technical or operational problems by applying previously defined solutions
Personal Capability Building: Develop and maintain excellent procedural or technical skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching
Operational Compliance: Develop working knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards
Work Scheduling and Allocation: Organize own work schedule each day in line with changing priorities
Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow a range of mandatory procedures and methods of work (including use of personal protection equipment where relevant) to safeguard the environment and the well-being of self and others
Operating Machine or Equipment: Operate complex equipment and machines, adjusting diverse variables to achieve the best possible outcomes in terms of quality and productivity. Also responsible for generating solutions to simple and recurring inefficiencies
Operations Management: Carry out operational tasks by following established processes. This will involve adjusting multiple settings or parameters to meet performance standards
Internal Communications: Support in using the internal communications system to access specific information on request
Equipment Maintenance and Repair : Carry out standard maintenance and repair activities under detailed guidance. Troubleshoot basic technical or operational problems by applying previously defined solutions
Quality Assurance: Carry out relatively simple testing and quality assurance tasks
Qualification
Required
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Good mechanical skills
Comfortable working in an outdoor environment
Able and willing to travel overnight and perform field work, travel expenses covered
Must have valid Driver License with acceptable violation history
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check
High School Diploma or equivalent
Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months)
Benefits
Travel expenses covered
Company
GHD
Addressing the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and communities.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2022 (4)
2021 (6)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.04MKey Investors
Callaghan Innovation
2021-09-08Grant· $0.01M
2020-10-07Grant· $0.03M
Leadership Team
Jim Giannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
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