Rigging Foreman

MEI Rigging & Crating LLC•Columbus, OH

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The rigging foreman position is responsible for all rigging activities that take place on assigned job sites. This role involves hands-on supervision and management of rigging crews, ensuring operational goals are met in terms of volume, cost, quality, safety, and schedule. The foreman will directly supervise and work with machinery moving crews, utilizing equipment like forklifts, skates, and jacks. A key aspect of the role is developing and training crews on best practices and safety procedures, while also collaborating closely with safety personnel on investigations and reporting. Building strong customer and employee relationships through excellent interpersonal and communication skills is essential, as is effectively managing job site projects by organizing all project information. The role requires consistent professional conduct aligned with MEI's corporate mission, vision, and values, and involves driving to customer job sites to direct all activities.

Requirements

HS diploma or equivalent necessary.
Minimum ten (10) years proven machinery moving foreman experience or comparable field preferably within machinery moving industry.
Excellent interpersonal, supervisory and project management skills.
Highly self directed and motivated.
Valid driver’s license required.
Must have own hand tools.
Must have extensive experience moving machinery with forklift, skating, leveling and anchoring of machines.
Must be able to work along aside field technician in assembly and erecting of machine tools.
Must be able to obtain DOT medical card upon hire (company will assist as needed).
Must possess a current NCCCO Rigger Level II certification or NCCER Advanced Rigger certification, and a current Signal Person certification.

Responsibilities

Responsible for all job site management activities of the rigging crew.
Develops, plans, and implements crew activities in alignment with customer and salesmen direction.
Directs workforce to meet operational goals in terms of volume, cost, quality, safety, and schedule.
Directly supervises and works with one or more machinery moving crews.
Hands-on supervisory role with the ability to effectively move machinery utilizing forklifts, skates and jacks (not cranes).
Develop, train and instruct machinery moving crews in best known rigging operation practices and procedures including safety.
Work closely with safety personnel in coordinating safety training, accident and injury investigations and reporting and equipment or property damage incidents investigations and reporting.
Build customer and employee relationships with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Develop highly effective relationships with customers, business partners, crating operations management and support staff.
Effectively manage job site projects by organizing all project information to ensure they are accurate and contain all necessary information.
Consistently demonstrates professional conduct representative of MEI corporate mission, vision and values.
Must be able to drive to customer job sites and work and direct all activities on customer job sites.