Rigging Foreman

MEI Rigging & Crating•North East, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Rigging Foreman is responsible for rigging activities and job-site management for assigned crews. This is a working foreman role: the foreman supervises and directly participates in machinery-moving work, primarily on large pharmaceutical projects in the North East, MD area, as well as other industrial machinery-moving and equipment-installation projects. Work involves moving machinery using forklifts, skates, and jacks—not cranes—and may require travel to customer sites. Typical hours are 6:30 AM–4:30 PM, with start and end times varying according to project and customer needs. Per diem is provided for overnight stays outside the North East, MD area. MEI Industrial Solutions provides machinery-moving services nationwide, including rigging, millwrighting, mechanical installation, commercial storage, crating, and export packing. The company emphasizes professionalism, safety, quality, and its values of integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Proven machinery-moving foreman experience or comparable field experience; machinery-moving industry experience is preferred.
Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, and project-management skills.
Self-directed and motivated.
Valid driver's license.
Own hand tools.
Extensive experience moving machinery with forklifts, skating, leveling, and anchoring machines.
Ability to obtain a DOT medical card upon hire; the company will assist as needed.
Ability to perform physical, hands-on work involving climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, or crouching.
Ability to regularly lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work at varying heights and in environments with flashing lights, noise, or moving machinery.
Ability to work in a high-functioning team environment and demonstrate honesty, integrity, professionalism, and strong communication.

Nice To Haves

Machinery-moving industry experience.

Responsibilities

Manage all job-site activities of the rigging crew.
Develop, plan, and implement crew schedules in alignment with the customer and sales personnel, with direction from the job.
Direct the workforce to meet operational goals for volume, cost, quality, safety, and schedule.
Directly supervise and work with one or more machinery-moving crews.
Move machinery using forklifts, skates, and jacks.
Develop, train, and instruct machinery-moving crews in rigging practices and procedures, including safety.
Coordinate with safety personnel on safety training and on investigating and reporting accidents, injuries, and equipment or property damage incidents.
Build effective relationships with customers, employees, business partners, crating operations management, and support staff.
Organize project information to manage job-site projects and ensure records are accurate and complete.
Represent MEI's mission, vision, and values through professional conduct.
Drive to customer job sites and work at and direct activities on those sites.
Work alongside field technicians in assembling and erecting machine tools.