Heavy Equipment & Rigging Specialist

PEAK Technical Services Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PEAK Technical Services Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Heavy Equipment & Rigging Specialist to support manufacturing operations, ensuring safety, efficiency, and quality in equipment handling and material movement.

You will follow safety procedures, operate lifting equipment, perform rigging, plan moves, and train team members. The role requires strong communication and the ability to work with cross-functional teams on site.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, industrial production, construction, port, logistics, heavy equipment, or equivalent military environment.
• Experience operating lifting, material-handling, or heavy equipment in production or field settings.
• Experience with rigging, signaling, load securement, lift planning, and safe movement of heavy loads.
• Experience around cranes, hoists, forklifts, pallet jacks, and related equipment.
• Ability to read specifications, diagrams, manuals, and lift plans.
• Ability to train or mentor others on safe operation and rigging procedures.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety procedures, codes, standards, and company guidelines.
• Support daily manufacturing operations including production builds and equipment movement.
• Use work orders, instructions, diagrams, manuals to perform tasks.
• Operate tools and equipment to perform assembly operations.
• Rig, signal, load securement, and lift-support for machinery and oversized loads.
• Plan and execute equipment moves identifying lifting points and hazards.
• Inspect rigging and lifting accessories before use and address concerns.
• Train operators and technicians on safe operation and movement procedures.
• Assist with loading onto trailers and transport preparation.
• Identify non-conformances and escalate safety or quality risks.
• Participate in continuous improvement for safety and quality.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe work area.

Skills

Experience with heavy equipment

Rigging and load planning

Around cranes and forklifts

Training/mentoring others

Cross-functional teamwork

Reading specs and lift plans

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

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Job Summary

Join our dynamic team in Sunnyvale, CA, a vibrant city known for its innovation and proximity to Silicon Valley. As a Heavy Equipment & Rigging Specialist, you will play a critical role in supporting our manufacturing operations, ensuring safety, efficiency, and quality in equipment handling and material movement.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Follow applicable safety procedures, codes, standards, and company guidelines.
• Support daily manufacturing operations, including production builds, equipment movement, material handling, staging, inspection, testing, and documentation.
• Use routine and non-standard work orders, written instructions, verbal instructions, specifications, diagrams, manuals, and other documentation.
• Operate manufacturing tools and equipment to perform assembly operations.
• Operate or support forklifts, pallet jacks, ergonomic lift-assist devices, hoists, cranes, rigging equipment, and other industrial material-handling equipment.
• Perform rigging, signaling, load securement, and lift-support activities for machinery, oversized components, production materials, and shipping containers.
• Plan, stage, and execute equipment moves by identifying lifting points, rigging methods, travel paths, hazards, and exclusion zones.
• Inspect rigging, lifting accessories, equipment, and material-handling tools before use and accelerate concerns immediately.
• Train and mentor operators and technicians on safe equipment operation, load handling, rigging practices, material movement procedures, and job-site safety expectations.
• Support loading, rigging, blocking, bracing, and securement of modules and large equipment onto lowboy trailers for transport.
• Identify and accelerate non-conformances, quality issues, equipment concerns, transport securement concerns, or safety risks to the appropriate support team.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and repeatability.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.

Key Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience, including military experience.
• 5 years of experience in manufacturing, industrial production, construction, port, logistics, heavy equipment, or equivalent military environment.
• Experience operating industrial lifting, material-handling, or heavy equipment in a production or field environment.
• Experience with rigging, signaling, load securement, lift planning, and safe movement of machinery, oversized loads, or shipping containers.
• Experience working around cranes, hoists, forklifts, pallet jacks, lift-assist devices, and other material-handling equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to train or mentor operators and technicians on safe equipment operation, rigging practices, load handling, and material movement procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret specifications, diagrams, manuals, work instructions, lift plans, equipment documentation, and safety procedures.
• Strong understanding of heavy equipment safety, lifting operations, exclusion zones, load paths, and job-site hazard controls.
• Experience supporting transport preparation, including rigging, loading, blocking, bracing, and securing large equipment or oversized loads onto trailers.
• Must be able to lift at least 40 lbs and work with heavy equipment, tools, supplies, and production materials.
• Able to work around fixed equipment and machinery, including using lifts, ladders, and scaffolding.
• Must wear and work in required personal protective equipment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams.

Additional Qualifications Desired

• Experience operating Combilift Hydraulic Straddle Carrier and Shuttlelift Gantry Crane handling loads ranging from 5 to 75 tons in a manufacturing or industrial production environment.
• Experience developing, supporting, or following lift plans, rigging plans, job hazard analyses, cargo securement plans, or equipment movement procedures.
• Experience training or mentoring operators, technicians, or production personnel on safe equipment operation, rigging, signaling, load handling, transport securement, and lift planning.
• Ability to utilize ladders or other high structures to work at heights of ten feet or higher.
• Familiarity with cargo securement expectations for oversized loads, lowboy trailer transport, chains, binders, blocking, bracing, and working load limits.

Shift Details

Looking for First and Swing shift team members.