Industrial Crate & Rigging Technician

Chart, Inc.; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, in Windsor, CT, is seeking a Shipping/Crater Rigger to crate and rig large industrial blowers and vacuum systems for shipment. You will build crates, use hoists, read drawings, and ensure safe, properly labeled shipments.

The role demands hands-on carpentry, tool use, and adherence to safety standards. This on-site position offers opportunities to work in a manufacturing environment, coordinate with logistics, and contribute to efficient, safe transport of

Qualifications

• GED/High School diploma
• Manufacturing environment experience
• 1-3 years of shipping, receiving, or warehouse experience
• Forklift operation experience
• Knowledge of woodworking tools and ability to read a tape measure
• Experience hoisting and handling large industrial components or machinery
• Familiarity with LTL/FTL, small parcel systems, and export documentation

Responsibilities

• Build custom wooden crates, pallets, and skids to specification using measurements, drawings, and diagrams.
• Rig, block, and brace large industrial blowers and vacuum systems for transport using approved methods, chains, slings, straps, and hardware.
• Safely handle and position equipment using hoists and powered industrial material moving equipment.
• Protect sensitive components using appropriate materials such as shrink wrap, foam, desiccants, and corrosion inhibitors per customer and shipping requirements.
• Operate carpentry and power tools—including saws, nail guns, drills, and hand tools - safely and effectively; maintain tools, equipment, and consumables.
• Assist with loading and securing heavy machinery for shipment, coordinating activities with the Shipper/Receiver and logistics personnel.
• Ensure all crates and shipments are properly labeled and identified in accordance with shipping and safety standards.
• Document crating builds, maintain a standards/designs library, and recommend improvements to crating and rigging methods.
• Collect and dispose of clean wood and construction wood daily.
• Serve as backup for shipping/receiving operations.
• On-site warehouse/manufacturing environment; ability to move between office and floor; lifting requirements as applicable; PPE per safety policy.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Forklift operation

Tape measure reading

Woodworking tools

Export documents

Hoisting equipment

Logistics knowledge

Communication skills

Education

GED/High School diploma

Tools

PPE compliance

Job description

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, in Windsor, CT, is seeking a Shipping/Crater Rigger to crate and rig large industrial blowers and vacuum systems for shipment. You will build crates, use hoists, read drawings, and ensure safe, properly labeled shipments.

The role demands hands-on carpentry, tool use, and adherence to safety standards. This on-site position offers opportunities to work in a manufacturing environment, coordinate with logistics, and contribute to efficient, safe transport of