Oil Field jobs keep flowing into Valley

Oil Field Jobs -Tank Services, a Canton company with 80 employees and nearly $10 million in sales, is seeking to hire up to 20 more employees Tuesday at a recruiting session in New Philadelphia.The industrial painting contractor for the oil field jobs industry will conduct a recruitment session from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday to hire field laborers, painters and sandblasters.

The session will be at The Employment Source in Monroe Centre at 1260 Monroe St. NW, New Philadelphia. Positions with the Canton Company pay $10 to $15 per hour. Benefits are offered after completing a 30-day probationary period.

The company is seeking 15 to 20 people for field positions, who will begin training and orientation March 26.
“Tank Services has indicated to us that because they are contracting with companies in the oil and gas industry, that these oil rig jobs will be ongoing, and that there will be a growing demand,” said Monica Gwin, public relations specialist with The Employment Source.

Travel is required as crews generally leave on Mondays and return on Friday evenings or Saturday afternoons. Tank Services will provide travel to and from out-of-town jobs, a daily food allowance and hotel accommodations.A valid driver’s license and drug testing is required, with a CDL license being a plus.

Applicants must be prepared to complete an application and an one-on-one interview the day of the recruitment session. Gwin recommended that applicants take a résumé to the session.“Even if a company wouldn’t require a résumé, it helps speed up the process for filling out a company’s application because the job seeker has available on-hand the information that’s usually required for an application,” Gwin said.

Tank Services offers coating applications for all areas of industrial and commercial corrosion protection, according to the company’s website.The company began operating during the Ohio oil-field boom in 1974 by sandblasting and painting oil well tank batteries and pump jacks.The recruitment is the latest of several conducted through The Employment Source for support services that companies provide for the oil and gas industry, which is booming in the Tuscarawas Valley region.

“Clearly, this is an indication that there are many kinds of jobs becoming available, due to the oil and gas industry,” said Harry A. Eadon Jr., executive director and president of the Tuscarawas County Port Authority in Dover.“It’s not just drilling rig jobs or jobs specifically associated with oil and gas service companies. There are jobs that you don’t always immediately think about, such as excavating or handling construction materials like gravel,” Eadon said.

“There’s a lot of trucking involved. There are also jobs with environmental companies that conduct environmental studies of the surface and underground associated with creating a well pad site, as well as being involved throughout the process.”Then more details visit here Alberta Oil careers.


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