Picker/Rigger

LaPrairie Group of Companies; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstan Hauling, part of the LaPrairie Group of Companies, is seeking a skilled Picker/Rigger to join its growing logistics team in Grande Prairie, Alberta. You will work with picker, winch and bed trucks to move loads safely and efficiently.

The role requires experience with rigging, signaling for crane operations, and performing pre-trip inspections, with a focus on safety and operational reliability on-site.

Qualifications

• Willing to work rotating shifts including days and nights.
• Experience operating 45 tonne swing cab.
• Picker and bed truck experience is a plus.
• Experience using OHS hand signals for spotting mobile cranes and equipment.
• Must pass pre-employment drug and alcohol clearance.
• Valid driver’s abstract.

Responsibilities

• Work with Picker, Winch and Bed trucks.
• Direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety.
• Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches based on load weights and schedules.
• Tilt, dip, and maneuver suspended loads using multi-point suspension techniques.
• Install ground rigging for yarding lines and attach chokers to logs.
• Align, level, and anchor machinery.
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support for moving.
• Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging and hoists with hand/power tools.
• Move or support materials using rigging lines, hoists, and gear.
• Clean and dress machine surfaces; wash equipment as required by Supervisor.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspections on Jack & Slide Equipment.
• Pilot operations for oversize loads.
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures using bolts and clamps.
• Operate CAT and John Deere skid steers.
• Load and unload trucks and trailers.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Shift work

45-tonne swing cab

Picker experience

Bed truck experience

OHS hand signals

Drug & alcohol clearance

Communication skills

Site navigation/adaptability

Driver's abstract

Tools

CAT skid steer

John Deere skid steer

Job description

CAPSTAN Hauling, a diversified, trucking company (a member of LAPRAIRIE Group of Companies) is recruiting for a Picker/Rigger to join its growing, logistics team in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

LaPrairie Group of Companies (LAPRAIRIE) is a family-owned group of companies that provides full-service crane and rigging, heavy hauling, highway and bridge maintenance, civil construction, fleet maintenance and industrial mineral mining and distribution services to customers across Western Canada and Northeastern USA. The 100% Canadian family-owned group of companies' services customers through their various subsidiaries, including, LaPrairie Crane, Northland Fleet Services, Entrec Alberta, Capstan Hauling, LaPrairie Works, LaPrairie Works Oilfield Services, and Canadian Silica Industries.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work with Picker, Winch and Bed trucks.
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials.
• Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
• 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, attaching chokers to logs and then to the lines.
• Align, level, and anchor machinery.
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
• Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
• Clean and dress machine surfaces and component parts. Wash equipment as requested by Supervisor.
• Perform pre and post trip inspections on Jack & Slide Equipment.
• Perform pilot operation for oversize loads.
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
• Operate CAT and John Deere skid steers.
• Load and unload trucks and trailers.
• Perform other duties as required.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Availability to work rotational shifts, including days and nights.
• Able to run 45 tonnes/swing cab.
• Previous Picker and Bed Truck experience is considered an asset.
• Experienced in using OHS hand signals for spotting mobile cranes and mobile equipment.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol clearance.
• Solid communication skills.
• Ability to navigate work sites and adapt to daily changes in scopes of work.
• Acceptable drivers abstract.