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SUPERVISORS, OIL & GAS DRILLING
& SERVICE

NOC 8222

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in drilling for oil or gas, operating service rigs, or providing oil and gas well services. They are employed by drilling and well service contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Number of advertisements Job Titles
  • Acid Supervisor
  • Assistant Area Manager
  • Coil Tubing Supervisor
  • Crew Foreman
  • Fishing Tool Supervisor
  • Fluid Pump Supervisor
  • Foreman
  • MWD/LWD Field Supervisor
  • Night Supervisor
  • Nitrogen Supervisor
  • Pipe Recovery Supervisor
  • Production Foreman
  • Production Testing Supervisor
  • Rig Manager
  • Service Supervisor
  • Service Line Supervisor
  • Supervisor
  • Well Testing Supervisor
  • Wellhead Supervisor
  • Wireline Supervisor
Wages

Two wages of $13.27 and $26.44 were advertised.

Government of Canada National Occupational Classification Information

Duties

Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

  • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who drill for oil and gas, operate service rigs or provide oil and gas well services
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
  • Requisition materials and supplies
  • Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
  • Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
  • Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
  • Prepare production and other reports
  • May set up machines and equipment.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • Completion of college or Petroleum Industry Training Service (PITS) courses is required.
  • Extensive experience of up to eight years in the occupations supervised is required.
  • A two-year college diploma in petroleum engineering technology may be required.
  • Certificates in first aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout prevention, well control, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) or other safety and technical subjects are required and are obtained by completing short courses.

Additional information

  • There is little mobility for supervisors from well services to well drilling.

http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/checkversion.aspx?lc=e&level=4&noccode=8222&code=8

Additional information may be obtained from:

Canada Job Futures http://jobfutures.ca/noc/titles/822.shtml
BC Work Futures http://www.workfutures.bc.ca
Alberta Learning Information Service
http://www.alberta-learning.ab.ca/