Mechanical Rigger Journeyman

Kiewit•Rayville, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Plan, lay out, and install rigging components needed to lift and install equipment, machinery, pipe, steel, and other items in accordance with plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves rigging large-scale heavy equipment, preparing loads for crane hoisting, positioning equipment and structures, and ensuring rigging work complies with contract plans and specifications. The position requires working on construction or industrial sites, including exposure to outdoor weather, noise, dust, confined spaces, and work at heights.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with prior experience in the field or a related area.
Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical tools, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
Must have required tools.
A U.S. driver license may be required.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical assessment.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl while moving around a construction or industrial site.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; work access may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to move and work in confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces.
Ability to complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.
May be required or able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

Set up and rig large-scale heavy equipment.
Position, align, or level machines, equipment, and structures.
Sequence items for installation and rig them for crane hoisting, using crane signals.
Guide rigged items into position using a tag line.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, and materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate employees’ work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action as needed.
Select rigging components and develop basic rigging procedures for general load handling.
Identify suitable rigging points and select rated rigging based on anticipated tension.
Maintain a working understanding of LHE dynamics and associated hazards.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.