Rigger 1st Class

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Rigger 1st Class

Pay: $18

Per-Diem: $135

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, assemble, install, repair, and inspect rigging equipment and weight-handling gear.
• Safely move and position heavy equipment, machinery, structural components, and sensitive equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, specifications, and work instructions.
• Coordinate with multiple trades to complete rigging operations safely and efficiently.
• Inspect and test rigging equipment to ensure safety and compliance.
• Assist with salvage and recovery operations as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of recent shipyard rigging experience .
• Ability to pass all required pre-employment tests.
• Strong knowledge of rigging practices, equipment, load calculations, and safe lifting procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and written instructions.
• Basic math skills, including fractions and decimals.
• Ability to wear required OSHA-compliant PPE and perform the physical demands of the job.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident .

Safety & Environmental Factors:

All employees are expected to adhere to the company’s safety policies to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. This role involves working under extreme hot or cold conditions and requires the physical ability to stand for the entire shift, use hands for various tasks, ascend stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear. Team members must occasionally lift items weighing up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required include close, distant, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Ameri-Force Benefits

As part of the Ameri-Force team, a recognized ESOP company, you have a personal stake in the collective success of the organization, fostering a collaborative and rewarding work environment. Our competitive benefits package includes:

• Industry Leading Pay
• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Short-Term Disabilities Benefits
• Term Life Benefits
• Referral Bonuses

*Referral Bonuses are available for specific jobs only

About Ameri-Force

Since 1991, Ameri-Force has been a leader in skilled trades staffing, offering a people-focused approach that provides competitive advantages for our clients and rewarding career opportunities for our contract employees. Our expertise in maritime, manufacturing, industrial, ensures a seamless experience by handling federal and state taxes, unemployment, and worker’s compensation, along with offering comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance. Join Ameri-Force and be part of a company that values your success.

Learn more at ameriforce.com