Rigger (La Porte, TX) – Austin Industrial

Austin Industries; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries is seeking a Rigger for industrial projects in La Porte, Texas. The role requires assembling and disassembling rigging setups, ensuring safety compliance, and providing direction to crew members. Candidates must have extensive experience and appropriate certifications including NCCCO Rigger and NCCER credentials. Join a leading company with over 60 years in the maintenance and construction industry.

Qualifications

• 4 years of Journeyman level experience required.
• Valid Driver's License and TWIC Card necessary.
• NCCCO Rigger 1 & 2 or NCCER Advanced certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assemble rigging to lift and move equipment safely.
• Monitor safety compliance of operations.
• Attach loads with grappling devices for crane operations.

Skills

Rigging

Safety Procedures

Communication

Job description

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost efficiency.

Rigger

This person will be able to assemble rigging to lift and move various equipment and materials to and from industrial work areas by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Select cables, ropes, pull-ups, winches, blocks, and sheaves according to the weight and size of the load to be moved.
• Attach pullups and blocks to fixed overhead structures, such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole boom with bolts and clamps.
• Assembles and disassembles cranes.
• Splices rope and wire cables to make or repair slings or tackle.
• Attach load with grappling devices, such as loops, wire rope, and chains to crane hook.
• Gives direction to operators engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure the safety of workers and material handled using hand signals and radios.
• Sets up, braces, and rig hoisting equipment using hand tools and power wrenches.
• Responsible for observing and monitoring others' observance of all safety rules.
• Maintain current certifications to meet regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience – 4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Applicants must be legally able to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa for this position.

Certification/Licenses: NCCCO Rigger 1 & 2 or Advanced Gold Card NCCER Certification, a Valid TWIC Card, and a Valid Driver’s License.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes, or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

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Qualifications

Skills

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Education

Experience

Required

4 years:

4 years:

4 years of Journeyman level experience.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

NCCER-Adv Rigger Cgold

Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer
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