Lead Rigger - Critical Lifts & High-Value Equipment

The Personnel Department Ltd. Dba; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Overtime

Immediate opportunity

Leadership role

Experienced team

Travel allowances

Job summary

TPD is seeking an experienced Head Rigger to lead a rigging crew on a specialized equipment-moving project in Texas. The role requires planning lifts, directing crew, assessing hazards, and ensuring safe, precise moves of high-value machinery.

You will develop lift plans, coordinate with crane operators, and maintain strict safety standards on a live project. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of rigging experience and proven leadership, with the ability to work overtime and pass background checks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct industrial rigging or machinery-moving experience.
• Experience leading a rigging crew as Head Rigger, Lead Rigger, Rigging Foreman, or Rigging Supervisor.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing complex or critical lifts.
• Strong understanding of load calculations, sling angles, load control, and rigging capacities.
• Experience moving and positioning heavy industrial or high-value equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead rigging crew during equipment moves.
• Plan and coordinate lifts, moves, and setting activities.
• Determine load weights and rigging configurations.
• Inspect slings, shackles, chains, and hoists.
• Develop safe lift plans and assess site conditions.
• Coordinate with crane operators and site personnel.
• Direct lifts using hand signals and radio.
• Conduct pre-lift meetings and hazard assessments.
• Assign daily responsibilities and ensure the crew understands the lift plan.
• Monitor exclusion zones, travel paths, overhead hazards.
• Ensure rigging equipment is inspected and removed from service when required.
• Maintain safety and quality on high-value equipment.
• Support the crew directly when hands-on rigging is required.
• Stop work immediately if unsafe conditions are identified.

Skills

Leadership

Rigging planning

Load calculations

Crane signals

Safety procedures

Team coordination

Heavy equipment experience

Tools

Rigging hardware

Lifting equipment inspection

Crane signals knowledge

Job description

TPD is seeking an experienced Head Rigger to lead a rigging crew on a specialized equipment-moving project in Texas. The role requires planning lifts, directing crew, assessing hazards, and ensuring safe, precise moves of high-value machinery.

You will develop lift plans, coordinate with crane operators, and maintain strict safety standards on a live project. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of rigging experience and proven leadership, with the ability to work overtime and pass background checks.