Advanced Rigger

Advanced Rigger

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC has immediate openings for an Advanced Rigger for various locations within the U.S.

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC (KSPS) is a world leader for providing tower, vessel, and mass transfer equipment services to the refining and chemical industry. We attained this leadership position by applying Principle Based Management®, our unique business philosophy that combines core values with a focused business approach. Integrity, compliance and customer focus are paramount to our success and KSPS' industry leading position as a specialty tower, vessel and mass transfer internals service provider has been solidified in the marketplace because, quite simply, ''we do what we say we can do''. There are many ways to define value. For KSPS, meeting our commitments and exceeding customer expectations are key measures when it comes to quantifying the true value of a deliverable. Unlike anyone else, KSPS has the ability to integrate people, experience, discipline, knowledge, and our unique Principle based management business philosophy to deliver the best value proposition in the industry.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct complex rigging operations in compliance with NCCER standards.
• Develop and implement detailed lift plans for heavy loads.
• Inspect and maintain rigging equipment to ensure the highest level of safety.
• Collaborate with the lifting team to ensure precise and secure load handling.
• Possess skilled knowledge of pipe fittings, bolts, valves, etc. as required.
• Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications.
• Manually handling and securely applying rigging equipment.
• Perform crane signaling/flagging to extract or install equipment.
• Perform burner extraction and installation.
• Operate tools and equipment including chain fall, come-along and chockers

Qualifications:

• Must have at least 2-3 years of Advanced Rigger experience.
• Must have an NCCER Advanced Rigger certification.
• Must have a strong understanding of weight calculations, center of gravity adjustments and load integrity.
• Must have excellent communication and team coordination skills.
• Must be willing and able to meet all Company and Customer project entry requirements including training, background check, and drug test. Must be able to meet all physical and work environment requirements.
• Must have current TWIC Card or ability to obtain one if required.
• Previous experience in a heavy industrial construction environment.
• 10+ years' experience as journeyman pipefitter/rigger. 2-3 years' experience in furnace/reformer tube removal and replacement
• 2–3-year experience operating tugger beam tube extractor.
• Vocational training.
• Basic Plus Orientation and Confined Space Training.
• Successful completion of a Pipe Fitter or Rigger NCCER craft assessment test.

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) provides code welding work related to repair, revamp, replacement and field fabrication of towers and vessels, piping and specialty welding, mass transfer equipment installation, inspection and professional project services.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.