Assistant driller, Kaiāwhina kaiwiri
Also known as
- Offsider, labourer, rig assistant, derrick hand, roughneck, roustabout
Assistant drillers help mining or drilling workers with basic tasks. They may unload and load materials, supply equipment or machine parts and remove debris after extraction.
Your pay could be
$48K
Lower
$58K to $94K
Most common
$159K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Assistant drillers
- usually work long hours in shifts and may be on call
- usually work in different places and may travel nationally to worksites
- may work in all weather in hazardous, noisy and dirty conditions
- may do physically demanding work
- need to be safety conscious, identify and solve problems and work well in a team
Tasks
- assist skilled construction or extraction personnel
- monitor extraction operations
- drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment
- load or unload materials used in construction or extraction
- operate mining equipment
- select construction materials
- maintain drilling equipment
- collect geological samples
- signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning
- clean work sites
You usually learn on the job to become an assistant driller.
You need
- a driver licence
- to pass a drug test
You may need
- experience in similar work
- a New Zealand Certificate in Drilling (Level 3)
- a Class 2 driver licence or higher with a special-type vehicle endorsement
- to pass a police check and medical assessment
- to be registered with the New Zealand Drillers Federation (NZDF)
If you’re in school
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job.
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