Floorhand - Oklahoma

Floorhand - Oklahoma

Join the Patterson-UTI team as a Floorhand in Oklahoma. This full‑time, entry‑level position involves supporting rig operations and maintaining a safe, productive drilling environment.

• Lift and place slips weighing approximately 150 pounds with another person during the tour work shift.
• Maintain general upkeep of the rig and drilling floor, including sweeping, shoveling, cleaning, painting, washing equipment, and performing related housekeeping duties.
• Use iron roughnecks, slips, and tongs to properly handle and connect/break sections of drill pipe.
• Assist in rig moves: help with rig‑up / rig‑down, nipple‑up and down of blowout prev enters, general assembly and maintenance, and preparing new locations.
• Regularly inspect rig and equipment for problems and safety issues.
• Assist with inspecting, slipping, and cutting drilling line.
• Pick up and lay down tubulars, attach or detach pick‑up lines, and hook up and tear out flare and degasser lines.
• Assist Motorhand with preventative maintenance and repairs of equipment, motors, pipe, and off‑loading materials, including checking/changing oil and coolant on engines.
• Assist Derrickhand with watching and maintaining shakers, mud pits and pumps.
• Wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all designated times and inspect PPE for wear, replacing it as needed.
• Maintain spatial orientation and awareness to safely move around a work environment with many moving objects.
• Operate in a heavy industrial environment, handling potentially hazardous chemicals and dealing with constant overhead machinery and loud equipment.
• Take initiative and work independently during downtime.
• Support other crew members by carrying supplies, ensuring compliance with safety procedures, and performing additional tasks as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned that may be outside of this job description.

• Ability to stand and walk for a minimum of 3.5 hours and up to 12 hours without sitting, while wearing steel‑toed boots.
• Repeatably climb steep stairs and lift/carry 50 pounds independently on uneven surfaces.
• Comfortable working at heights (50 ft. or greater) for extended periods.
• Stay alert and focused up to 12.5 hours performing repetitive, routine activities.
• Frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, and crawling throughout the tour work shift.
• Prior experience or ability to use heavy‑duty handheld and long‑handled tools.
• Demonstrate clear communication skills; read, write, and speak English; understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Clear vision for near and far distances to maintain awareness and report ongoing work activities.
• Accurate short‑ and long‑term memory.
• Work closely with others in confined rig areas and may live together in crew quarters.
• Emphasize safety for self, coworkers, and third parties.
• Willingness to travel to and work in remote locations on a rotational schedule (14 days on / 14 days off, 12.5 hour shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays).
• Willingness to work mandatory and unscheduled hours outside the assigned schedule with little or no advanced notice.
• Attend and complete classroom training and testing to qualify for a rig assignment.
• Meet pre‑employment testing requirements, including drug and alcohol testing and background checks.

• One (1) year of stable work history.

• Six (6) months of stable related work history (e.g., farming, ranching, construction, heavy equipment, or other trade) or military service.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

This position requires working outdoors for an entire tour work shift in all kinds of weather conditions, including precipitation, cold/heat, high wind, and turbulence. Exposed to typical local conditions:
Southern states—hot summers (80°–100° F, high humidity) and winters above 20° F;
Northern states—hot summers similar to the South, cold, windy winters with temperatures as low as –40° F.

Certification: None

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries:
  Oil and Gas