Rigger

MEI Rigging & Crating•Chantilly, VA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

MEI Rigging & Crating is seeking a Rigger to join their team. Since its founding in the early 1990s, MEI Rigging & Crating has become a leading provider of rigging, machinery moving, millwrighting, mechanical installation, industrial storage, crating, and export packing services across the United States. The company values integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results, and serves a wide range of industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Data Center, Food Processing, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, and Institutional companies. MEI emphasizes investing in employee training, support, and providing the necessary tools for success. This position is located near Monroe, LA.

Requirements

Minimum two (2) years of machinery moving experience or comparable field experience in the construction service industry.
Valid Driver’s License
OSHA 10 for Construction
Ability to work off the ground at varying heights, and not be affected by moving machinery or parts.
Willing and able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment and/or outdoors in all types of weather, and over uneven ground or terrain.
Work with a Top-of-Mind Awareness for the safety of yourself and everyone at the job site.
Must be able to work in a high functioning team environment.
Display the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
Take pride in your work and in the company.
Communicate openly and strive for peak performance in daily tasks.
Know and deliver the quality service MEI’s customers have come to expect.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma preferred
OSHA 30 preferred not required

Responsibilities

Set-up, assemble, or disassemble job-specific rigging, selecting proper gear and equipment based on size, weight, dimensions, and area of movement to safely secure machinery, tools, and equipment for relocation and/or transportation.
Control, manipulate, fabricate, and repair rigging and support structures.
Use hand, flag, and/or verbal signals to communicate to operators and others.
Drive a commercial vehicle, perform maintenance or welding/fabrication functions, assist in warehouse activities, or perform other tasks as necessary when not rigging.
Visually inspect and test rigging materials to ensure safety and reliability.
Align, level, and anchor machinery or equipment.
Use hand and/or power tools to attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare for moving.
Secure machinery or equipment to prevent movement.
Select appropriate gear such as cables, pulleys, vices, winches, etc. according to load weights and sizes, work area, and job specifications.
Be aware of obstacles, surrounding structures, barriers or objects and the location of other people.
Signal or verbally communicate with workers and others engaged in hoisting, suspending, and moving loads to ensure the safety of workers and materials.
Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials, heavy equipment and/or machinery.
Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
Install ground rigging for yarding lines utilizing chokers and logs, other tools as necessary.
Assist in fabrication, set up, and repair of rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
Dismantle, inspect, clean, organize and store rigging equipment after use.
Run, operate, maneuver, navigate, or drive vehicles or mechanized equipment such as forklifts, scissor lifts, aerial lifts.