At Ensign, our well servicing teams are essential to maintaining safe and efficient operations across California. Whether you have previous oilfield experience, we will provide the training, tools, and team support you need to succeed.
From floorhand to operator, every role matters. Your work helps maintain well integrity, support safe rig operations, and keep equipment in top shape. With a strong safety culture, on-the-job training, and real paths to advancement, you’re not just getting a job; you’re stepping into a cool but challenging career with long-term potential.
Explore available roles and apply to join our California well servicing team today.
As part of Ensign’s well servicing crews, you will play a key role in maintaining safe, efficient, and productive operations in the field. From rig-up to rig-down, your work directly supports your crew, our clients, and the successful servicing and maintenance of oil and gas wells.
In this role, you will gain hands-on experience working with advanced well servicing rigs and equipment while developing the skills needed to build a long-term career in California’s oil and gas industry. Work may take place in remote locations and in extreme weather conditions, so reliable transportation and the ability to work in demanding environments are essential.
At Ensign, a Well Servicing job is more than just work—it’s the start of a long-term career in California’s energy sector.
Well servicing includes maintaining, inspecting, and repairing oil and gas wells after drilling. You’ll work on service rigs to support safe operations and equipment performance across active well sites in California.
No. Entry-level roles like floorhand don’t require prior experience. If you’re reliable, safety-focused, and ready to learn, Ensign provides all the training you need.
You’ll gain hands-on experience with the tools, systems, and structure of a service rig—building a solid foundation for your career. We’ll also provide the essential safety certifications you need, including H2S Alive, Common Safety Orientation (CSO), and Standard First Aid. As you grow into higher-level roles, you’ll take on greater responsibility and earn higher pay.
Schedules vary depending on the rig and contract, but most roles follow rotating shifts. Your rig coordinator will explain the rotation during the hiring process.
Be a part of our team, learn from industry veterans, skilled engineers, and cultivate your skills and career with Ensign.
At Ensign, we value quality training. In the race to drill deeper, faster and safer, we aim to build an adaptable, capable and safe workforce and develop strong, strategic, and accountable leaders. We focus our training and development across four complementary areas: Behavioural, Health, Safety & Environment, Technical and Systems.
Our Global Training Matrix is a detailed breakdown by region and job position for all courses you are required to take as you develop and growth your skills with Ensign.
As an entry level position, our Floorhands work on the rig floor handling the difficult and physically strenuous operations.
Our worksites showcase our best in class safety standards and our Floorhands embrace our safety culture. They are our all-around workers, responsible for assisting and learning from all other crew members in their duties, including the maintenance and repair of rig equipment.
Our Floorhands show a willingness to get involved, take on the hard tasks and learn from their crews.
Our Lead Floorhands/Motorhands ensure our rigs and equipment are operating as they should. They maintain our engines, perform routine preventative maintenance and minor rig repairs. They keep our equipment clean and ready to go. Our Lead Floorhands/Motorhands are planners, embrace our safety culture and are always ready to learn more.
Our Derrickhands work above the rig floor and ensuring our operations are running smoothly from the bottom to the top of the derrick.
Derrickhands lift and sink casing, drill pipe and drill collars. They guide the stands of the drill pipe into the fingers at the top of the derrick. Derrickhands also ensure our mud pumps and mud processing equipment are running well.
Our Derrickhands are agile, adapt quickly and tackle the work with tenacity.
Our Drillers supervise ours crews and oversee the safe running of the rig. They drill our wells accordingly to plan, leveraging our Edge technology.
Our Drillers know the tools and the technology. Our Drillers work as team players, mentor our safety culture and share their knowledge to advance the skills of their crews.
Our Rig Managers know the drill. They oversee the rig’s operations, keeping our rigs working through the harshest conditions and meeting our customer’s goals. They are the leaders who bring the crews.
Together, pass along their knowledge and experience and every day build our safety culture. Our Rig Managers are tough, seasoned and industry professionals.
