Rigging Foreman

Position at a Glance

Location: North East, MD

Schedule: Typical hours are 6:30 AM-4:30 PM. Start and end times may vary depending on project requirements and customer needs.

Travel: Travel may be required based on project and customer needs.

Per Diem: Per diem is provided when staying overnight outside of the North East, MD area.

Role: Working foreman responsible for supervising and directly participating in machinery-moving activities with one or more crews, primarily supporting large pharmaceutical projects.

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with an employer match
• Company-Paid Basic Life/AD&D
• Voluntary Life/AD&D
• Company-Paid Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Employee Discount Program
• Referral Bonus Program
• Additional Benefits

About MEI Industrial Solutions

MEI Industrial Solutions is a professional machinery-moving company providing quality machinery-moving services nationwide, including rigging, millwrighting, mechanical installation, commercial storage, crating, and export packing services.

Our clients span industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Data Center, Institutional, Manufacturing, and Medical, as well as many others. We are known throughout the industry for our professionalism, commitment to safety, quality methods, and skilled teams.

The North East, MD team primarily supports large-scale pharmaceutical projects, along with other industrial machinery-moving and equipment installation projects. Our work requires experienced professionals who understand the complexities of machinery relocation, precision equipment handling, and working safely in demanding customer environments.

We are guided by our corporate values of integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results.

Position Summary

The rigging foreman position is responsible for all rigging activities that take place on assigned job site.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for all job site management activities of the rigging crew.
• Develops, plans and implements crew schedules in alignment with the customer and sales personnel with direction of the job.
• Directs workforce to meet operational goals in terms of volume, cost, quality, safety and schedule.
• Directly supervises and works with one or more machinery moving crews.
• Working foreman role with the ability to effectively move machinery utilizing forklifts, skates and jacks (not cranes).
• Develop, train and instruct machinery moving crews in best known rigging operation practices and procedures including safety.
• Work closely with safety personnel in coordinating safety training, accident and injury investigations and reporting and equipment or property damage incidents investigations and reporting.
• Build customer and employee relationships with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Develop highly effective relationships with customers, business partners, crating operations management and support staff.
• Effectively manage job site projects by organizing all project information to ensure they are accurate and contain all necessary information.
• Consistently demonstrates professional conduct representative of MEI corporate mission, vision and values.
• Must be able to drive to customer job sites and work and direct all activities on customer job sites.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience, Skills, and Education)

• HS diploma or equivalent necessary.
• Proven machinery moving foreman experience or comparable field experience, preferably within the machinery moving industry.
• Excellent interpersonal, supervisory and project management skills.
• Highly self-directed and motivated.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Must have own hand tools.
• Must have extensive experience moving machinery with forklift, skating, leveling and anchoring of machines.
• Must be able to work alongside field technicians in assembly and erecting of machine tools.
• Must be able to obtain DOT medical card upon hire (company will assist as needed).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

This is physical, hands-on work. Must be able to perform General Physical Activities that require considerable use of arms, legs, and activities requiring moving the whole body such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, or crouching. May regularly lift items up to 50 pounds. Frequently uses senses involving sight, smell, touch, and auditory. May work off the ground at varying heights; must not be affected by flashing lights, noise, or moving machinery. May perform occasional work in a warehouse or non-temperature-controlled environment and/or outdoors over uneven terrain or with exposure to inclement weather.

Additional Requirements

Work with a Top-of-Mind Awareness for the safety of yourself and everyone at the job site. Must be able to work in a high functioning team environment. Display the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Take pride in your work and in the company. Communicate openly and strive for peak performance in daily tasks. Know and deliver the quality service MEI's customers have come to expect.

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to summarize the type and level of work performed by a Rigging Foreman and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and/or requirements. MEI reserves the right to change or modify this job description or the essential duties of the job, as necessary.

MEI is an Equal Opportunity, M/F/Disabled/Vet Preferred Employer.