Rigger Journeyman - Maintenance

Kiewit•Vicksburg, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Plan, lay out, and install rigging components required to lift and install equipment, machinery, pipe, steel, and other items, in accordance with plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. This is a skilled maintenance role involving heavy-equipment rigging and load handling at a construction or industrial site.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, along with prior experience in the field or a related area.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical evaluation.
Must have required tools.
Able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site, as required.
Able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access may exceed 200 feet.
Able to work in confined, cluttered, uneven, noisy, and dusty environments and in changing outdoor weather conditions.

Responsibilities

Set up and rig large-scale heavy equipment.
Position, align, or level machines, equipment, and structures.
Arrange items to be installed into an erectable sequence and rig them for crane hoisting; use crane signals knowledgeably.
Guide rigged items into position using a tag line.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate 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 activities.
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.