Rigger 1/CDL Driver

MEI Industrial Solutions; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MEI Rigging & Crating in Texas seeks an experienced CDL Driver to join a rigging crew delivering heavy equipment to customer sites. You will drive tractor-trailer rigs, maintain safety, and comply with DOT regulations.

The role requires load securement, basic equipment operation (forklifts, man lifts, mobile platforms), and pre/post trip checks. Availability Monday–Sunday and a clean MVR are essential.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL and clean MVR.
• Minimum two years CDL driving with flatbeds and vans; manual transmissions experience required.
• Minimum one year industrial experience in construction or related field is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Routinely hauls overweight loads.
• Drives tractor & trailer rigs to transport equipment and crews to job sites in compliance with DOT regulations.
• Secure and unload equipment and loads safely.
• Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
• Operate basic equipment (forklifts, man lifts, mobile platforms).
• Inspect vehicles and perform basic maintenance as needed.

Skills

Load securement

Equipment operation

Forklift operation

Manual transmission experience

Heavy equipment handling

Education

Valid Class A CDL

Clean MVR

Tools

Tape measure

Hand tools

Power tools

Pneumatic tools

Job description

Looking for career opportunities, an employer who develops their people, a place to make your mark? If so, we are looking for you. Since our founding in the early 1990s, MEI Rigging & Crating has grown into one of the largest providers of rigging, machinery moving, millwrighting, mechanical installation, industrial storage, crating, and export packing services in the United States. Our day-to-day operations are guided by our shared values of integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results and this has positioned us to provide exceptional service to customers of all sizes ranging from Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Data Center, Food Processing, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, and Institutional companies to every industry in between. Our people are our best asset, and we invest in training, support, and providing the proper tools needed to succeed.

MEI's CDL Drivers are part of a rigging crew responsible for driving equipment to customer sites and working with heavy equipment at customer plants and construction sites.

Drivers must be available to work Monday through Sunday as business requires.

• Routinely hauls overweight loads.
• Drives safely and under DOT regulations tractor & trailer rigs to transport equipment and crews to job sites.
• Requires safe handling of loads, securement of loads, loading and unloading of equipment.
• Dismantles and store rigging equipment after use.
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, scissor lifts, tractor trailers, telehandlers, aerial boom lifts, etc.
• Basic knowledge of operating equipment (Forklifts, man lifts, mobile platform lifts, etc.)
• Experienced knowledge of load securing and safe hauling practices
• Ability to use tape measure; hand, power, and pneumatic tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL and clean motor vehicle record (MVR)
• Minimum two (2) years driving experience at CDL level with Flatbeds and Vans must have experience with manual transmissions
• Minimum one (1) year of industrial experience or comparable experience within the construction service industry is a plus.