Rigger J1 - J4

National Steel and Shipbuilding Com•Norfolk, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

General Dynamics NASSCO is a proud member of the General Dynamics Marine Systems business unit. In addition to ship construction, our capabilities include advanced ship repair, conversion, and maintenance for both commercial and national defense assets. We encourage you to learn more about our open positions and how you can become part of the important and exciting work we do here at NASSCO. Come join our team! We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Rigging department. This position specifically is located in Norfolk, Virginia.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of shackles, natural, synthetic and wire ropes, steamboat jacks, hydraulic jacks, turnbuckles, rollers, chainfalls, clamps, swivels, crane signals, shipboard nomenclature, forklifts and aerial lifts.
Ability to splice natural and synthetic ropes.
Ability to tie knots.
Proficiency in the use of electric, pneumatic, and hand tools.
Knowledge of OSHA standards.
Ability to operate forklifts and aerial lifts.

Responsibilities

Fabricate, install, and repair rigging and weight handling gear on ships.
Attach hoists and pulling gear to lift, move, remove, install, or position machinery, equipment, structural parts, and other heavy loads aboard ships.
Select and attach chainfalls, jacks, rollers, levers, and/or pulleys according to types of loads being moved.
Signal cranes or other equipment to move loads.
Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or in confined spaces.
Lay out and handle lines on cleats or bollards and haul in ships with capstans when assisting dock master in ship dry docking operations.
Install or repair ships’ rigging such as mast on antenna wires, small boat handling gear, shipboard cranes, winches, windless, replenishment, and weight handling equipment.
Move barges and derricks with tug boats and yard boats.
Work in engine rooms, boiler rooms, aloft, or in confined spaces as required.
Handle lines on cleats or bollards when assisting the dock master in ship dry docking operations.
Assist in attaching hoist and pulling gear to lift, move, remove, install, or position machinery, equipment, structural parts, or other loads abroad ship.
Assist in the movement of equipment through narrow openings or in confined spaces.
Assist in line handling operations.
Assist in the erection of staging in tanks, above decks, on mast, yardarms, and ship’s sides.