Rigger 1

Job Title: Rigger

Qualified riggers are asked to set up and repair rigging for the movement of heavy equipment. As a rigger, you will be required to prepare the materials before loading, set up the rigging equipment, operate heavy equipment machinery, and dismantle the rigging after the job. You will also be required to communicate with the rigging team and ensure compliance with state health and safety regulations. To ensure success as a rigger, you should have in-depth knowledge of rigging equipment, excellent spacial awareness, and good communication skills. A skilled rigger is meticulous with construction and always aware of safety on the construction site.

Responsibilities

1. Inspecting and preparing loads that need to be moved.
2. Setting, aligning, and leveling heavy equipment machinery.
3. Selecting the appropriate rigging gear.
4. Preparing rigging equipment including beams, pulleys, clamps, and bolts.
5. Inspecting rigging before final use Monitoring and maintaining rigging equipment.
6. Maneuvering loads using heavy equipment machinery and by hand.
7. Ensuring compliance with state and company safety procedures.
8. Communicating with the rigging and construction team.
9. Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials.
10. Breaking down rigging equipment and conducting post-rigging inspections.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED. 3+ years working as a rigger.
• Preferred Level 1 NCCCR certification.
• Familiarity with OSHA safety standards.
• In-depth knowledge of rigging equipment and heavy machinery.
• Excellent hearing and vision.
• Ability to work at heights and in noisy environments.
• High-level mathematical skills.
• Physical fitness and ability to lift heavy equipment.
• Ability to work outdoors in harsh weather conditions.

Abilities:

• The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.