Rigger - Austin Industrial (Chammelview, TX)

Austin Bridge & Road•Channelview, TX

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. This person will be able to assemble rigging to lift and move various equipment and materials to and from industrial work areas by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position
4 years of Journeyman-level experience.
NCCCO Rigger 1 & 2 or Advanced Gold Card NCCER Certification
TWIC Card
A Valid Driver’s License.
Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties.
Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces.
Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.
Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Responsibilities

Selects cables, ropes, pullup, winches, blocks and sheaves according to weight and size of load to be moved.
Attach pullup and blocks to fixed overhead structures, such as beams, ceilings and gin pole boom with bolts and clamps.
Assembles and disassembles cranes.
Splices rope and wire cables to make or repair slings or tackle.
Attach load with grappling devices, such as loops, wire rope and chains to crane hook.
Gives direction to operator engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and material handled using hand signals and radios.
Sets up, braces and rigs hoisting equipment using hand tools and power wrenches.
Responsible for observing and monitoring others observance of all safety rules.
Maintain current certifications to meet regulations.
Other duties as assigned.