Rigging Technician / Crane & Forklift Operator

Job Description

Job Description

The Opportunity

Fox Innovation & Technologies is seeking a safety-conscious Rigging Technician to support Industrial Storage Services warehouse operations across multiple facilities. This hands-on role is responsible for safely rigging, lifting, moving, loading, unloading, staging, storing, and retrieving large industrial equipment using overhead cranes, forklifts, rigging equipment, and other material-handling tools.

This position floats between ISS warehouse facilities based on operational needs, customer requirements, equipment movement schedules, and staffing coverage. The successful candidate will help ensure customer assets are handled safely, accurately, and efficiently while maintaining a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts, overhead cranes, pallet jacks, rigging equipment, and other material-handling equipment to safely move, load, unload, stack, stage, and organize customer assets and materials.
• Perform rigging and lifting activities for large, heavy, valuable, or irregularly shaped industrial equipment, including pumps, motors, turbines, compressors, vessels, skids, machinery, and related components.
• Inspect loads, lifting points, rigging equipment, slings, chains, hooks, shackles, spreader bars, and other lifting devices before use to ensure safe condition and proper application.
• Execute lifting, rigging, and material-handling activities in accordance with company safety standards, equipment limitations, customer requirements, OSHA requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Receive, stage, store, retrieve, and prepare customer assets for shipment while maintaining accurate inventory locations and efficient warehouse organization.
• Support inbound and outbound activities, including unloading shipments, inspecting materials, identifying damages or discrepancies, loading materials, and preparing items for customer pickup, delivery, or transfer.
• Move customer assets between warehouse facilities as directed, including supporting internal transfers, equipment movements, and facility coverage needs.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, spotters, signal persons, drivers, customers, and warehouse personnel to safely coordinate material movements and lifting operations.
• Conduct routine pre-use inspections of forklifts, cranes, rigging equipment, and related tools; report maintenance, safety, or equipment concerns promptly.
• Assist with inventory activities, including locating materials, verifying equipment identification, supporting cycle counts, and reporting discrepancies.
• Maintain clean, organized, and hazard-free work areas, including aisles, staging areas, storage locations, loading zones, and equipment paths.
• Support warehouse teams during peak workloads, customer-driven moves, receiving/shipping deadlines, facility reorganizations, or staffing shortages.
• Travel between ISS warehouse facilities as assigned to support daily operations, equipment moves, and customer needs.
• Perform other duties, tasks, or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2–5 years of experience in industrial warehousing, rigging, crane operation, forklift operation, material handling, logistics, or a related industrial environment required.
• Experience moving large industrial equipment, rotating equipment, machinery, pressure vessels, pumps, motors, compressors, turbines, skids, or similar heavy assets strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of rigging practices, load handling, lift safety, load securement, and the safe movement of large or irregularly shaped materials.
• Experience operating overhead cranes and forklifts in an industrial or heavy-equipment warehouse environment.
• Valid forklift certification required or ability to obtain certification upon hire.
• Overhead crane and/or rigger certification required or ability to obtain certification upon hire.
• Ability to read and understand packing slips, shipping documents, equipment tags, work instructions, safety procedures, and customer handling requirements.
• Basic computer or tablet skills preferred, including the ability to support inventory, receiving, shipping, or warehouse management system updates as needed.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and commitment to safe work practices.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Valid driver’s license required, with no restrictions that would prevent operation of a motor vehicle for business purposes.
• Must maintain an acceptable driving record and remain insurable under the Company’s vehicle insurance program. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a motor vehicle record review and other applicable background screenings.
• Ability to travel between warehouse facilities as needed.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Industrial warehouse environment with frequent travel between facilities.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and perform physically demanding tasks.
• Requires sitting, standing, bending, walking, and using hands/tools for extended periods.
• Requires operation of industrial equipment.
• Occasional extended hours based on operational or customer needs.