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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Location:
Aberdeen, UK
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
8 September 2026
What they need
Roustabout
Roustabout
Archer UK Ltd
Archer is a global energy service company with more than 50 years’ experience, 5000 employees and operations in more than 40 locations worldwide. We provide industry leading high quality services and innovative technology to optimize our customer’s energy solutions. We are committed to providing renewable energy services in the energy transition and are working towards a net-zero target by 2050.
We are Archer.
Please visit www.archerwell.com for further information on our business, people and values.
Diversity in Archer’s workforce makes us far stronger, we therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply for a job with us, regardless of age, gender, functional ability, nationality or ethnic background.
Archer is currently actively recruiting for back to back Roustabouts to join the team on a full-time, permanent basis.
We will be supporting our client by deploying a new build compact workover rig to support the P&A activities on their asset. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the newbuild compact workover rig throughout the manufacture, testing, mobilisation and operations. This will include supporting offshore operations to reinstate existing platform systems and prepare the platform to integrate the compact workover rig onto the platform.
The Roustabout is responsible for carrying out general housekeeping and material handling operations for the drilling rig and where appropriate the platform.
The successful candidates will work in the North Sea out of Dyce on a 3/3 rotation.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Prepare drilling equipment prior to its use and maintain it whilst it is in storage.
- Maintain the drilling and deck areas on the installation in a clean and tidy state.
- Move drilling equipment and materials to and from the drill floor and around the installation in a safe and proper manner.
- Ensure that all tubulars are racked securely and safely.
- Perform "fire watching" duties for the welder where appropriate.
- Carry out relief duties on Rig Floor when competent to do so.
- Assist Platform Deck operations when instructed to do so.
- Assist with the installation and removal of BOP, and wellhead equipment.
- As directed, assist Electricians, Welders and Mechanics in the performance of their duties.
- Assure that upon completion of assignment or at the end of a work period, all equipment and tools are properly stowed.
- Carry out general housekeeping duties around rig, on pipedeck, in sackstore, pump room, silo room and storage areas; i.e. cleaning and tidying-up of deck areas and stores, washing down decks, module structure and equipment and plant, maintaining paintwork, rust-scraping, priming, high-gloss painting, care of all drilling tools (cleaning, greasing, protecting, proper storing).
- Prepare tubulars for running-in (i.e. removing protectors, washing and greasing tubular threads, measuring and numbering of tubulars, assisting in running-in tubulars, etc.).
- Offloading and backloading boats where appropriate.
- Assist Derrickman and mud man in maintaining the mud system.
- Assist cleaning of bulk silos; assist around cement unit during cementing operations and clean equipment after completion of job.
- Prepare for rig skidding, assist in rig skidding, etc.
Requirements:
- Must have relevant experience in a similar Roustabout role offshore role in the North Sea.
- OPITO Banksman Slinger Level 3 essential.
- BOSIET or FOET with CA-EBS.
- MIST.
- OPITO Working at Hight level 2.
- OEUK Medical.
- Passenger Shoulder Measurement.
- Right to work in the UK essential.
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