Drilling Rig Operator

Lighthouse Drilling, LLC
📍 El Dorado, Kansas, United States 💼 Fulltime 🕒 Posted July 04, 2026

Job Description

Position Overview:

Operators lead a three-to-five-person rig crew while safely operating drilling rig components. This is a safety-sensitive position. They are responsible for rig up and down activities, general equipment repairs, and maintenance of rig components. Operators conduct safety meetings and assign activities on the rig floor or derrick. They supervise the mud-mixing duties and other duties performed by floor hands & derrick hands. Operators are responsible for their crew performing these duties safely and efficiently.

This is a safety-sensitive position.

Major Duties:
  • Ensures all crew members are at the rig and prepared to work at the scheduled time.
  • Performs routine operating functions and troubleshooting on all equipment with direction from operation personnel and the client company representative.
  • Operates the draw works and assesses downhole conditions and well pressures.
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Job Details

  • Location El Dorado, Kansas
  • Job Type Fulltime
  • Category Extraction Workers
  • Posted Date July 04, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 13, 2026