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USAJOBS · 1 month ago

Drill Rig Operator (MVO)

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$33.36/hr - $39.04/hr

USAJOBS is seeking a Drill Rig Operator (MVO) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The role involves setting up, operating, and maintaining various drilling rigs and equipment, performing complex drilling assignments, and ensuring the reliability of equipment through maintenance and repairs.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Set up, operate, and maintain all types of large truck and skid mounted core boring drill rigs and ancillary equipment such as heavy tractors, large trailers, pumps, high compressors, platforms, barges, and rigging

Perform wash, rotary, or auger borings at various depths and in all types of subsurface conditions

Perform complex assignments such as drilling and sampling in unconsolidated sediments and running sands; hard rock coring utilizing wire-line and double and triple tube core barrels

Install sophisticated geotechnical instrumentation; large core (6-inch) drilling; downhole hammers; marine drilling; in-situ testing (pressure, permeability, geophysical); reverse rotary; and pressure grouting operations

Perform equipment maintenance, field repairs and overhauls, and fabricate special adaptations to increase equipment reliability and to minimize mechanical breakdowns

Interpret technical drilling instructions and scopes of work to provide requested subsurface data, communicates daily with field investigation team members, and maintains all required reports, logs, and associated documents

Qualification

Drill Rig OperationEquipment MaintenanceGeotechnical InstrumentationHeavy Equipment OperationCore Boring TechniquesPhysical StaminaTeam LeadershipTechnical CommunicationProblem Solving

Required

Ability to do the work of a Drill Rig Operator (MVO) without more than normal supervision

Selecting and installing appropriate equipment, devices, and tools required to carry out work assignments (e.g., pumps, derricks, mechanical riggings, downhole hammers)

Applying knowledge of most types of conventional core boring drill rigs and auxiliary equipment and knowledge of the drill-ability of hard rock and sediments to perform the full range of standard foundation core drilling and noncore boring operations

Directing a crew of one or two lower grade workers in the gathering and transporting of equipment, parts, and supplies to drill sites; in the construction of temporary roads; in leveling drill sites; and rigging up and aligning equipment and tools

Required to participate in the Department of Army Drug-Free Federal Workplace Program to include passing a urinalysis drug testing prior to appointment and passing random urinalysis drug testing after appointment

Required to obtain and maintain a valid, State-issued Motor Vehicle Driver's License

Required to participate in the Medical Surveillance Program to include passing a physical examination prior to appointment and annually after appointment

Required to maintain a Class A Commercial Driver's License for operating motor vehicles of 26,001 or more pounds (gross vehicle weight) and which includes towing trailers up to 10,000 pounds or greater

Required to lift objects weighing up to 200 lbs

Standing for prolonged periods, walking, pushing, pulling, reaching, and lifting

Physical exertion to operate drill rig controls, levers, pedals, etc., and involves a high degree of reflex action in responding to rapid drilling changes

Move objects weighing 100 lbs., and occasionally up to 200 lbs

Work outside in all types of weather, frequently in wet, muddy, very cold or hot, and dirty conditions, exposed to poison growth, reptiles, and insects and under noisy conditions

May perform drilling operations over water

The employee may be exposed to a variety of health and safety hazards requiring the use of protective equipment and clothing such as respirators, safety glasses, shoes, hats, body suits and harnesses

The employee may carry/wear equipment (i.e., air tanks, drill samples, etc.) up to 50 lbs. in weight