Rigger & Rigging Specialist – Heavy Lifting & Crane Ops

National-Machinery-LLC; Tiffin (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

National Machinery in Ohio is seeking a skilled Rigger to prepare customer support orders for freight and safely handle, rig, load, and unload materials and equipment.

You will build shipping crates, inspect shipments, use rigging techniques and lifting gear, and work with cranes, forklifts, and hoists. A strong emphasis on safety and proper documentation is required. Lifting up to 70 pounds; PIT certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable in hand tools and power equipment.
• Knowledgeable in chains, straps, cables and cranes.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in fork truck and boom truck operation.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Must be safety conscious.
• Preferred: previous rigging experience.
• Preferred: documented crane or rigging training.

Responsibilities

• Unload and load incoming and outgoing trucks.
• Check incoming materials and report shortages or damages.
• Build shipping crates using power tools.
• Securely pack and preserve materials
• Photograph shipments and update IFS ERP records
• Plan, direct, and organize the safe handling of awkward shaped, extremely heavy pieces of material/equipment using proper rigging techniques including verbal and hand signals.
• Select and attach proper cables, pulleys, and winches for the movement or support of equipment/materials based on load size and weight.
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to support, control, or move equipment/materials around obstacles, through narrow openings or confined spaces, or between departments using overhead cranes, forklifts, boom truck, and trailers.
• Test and maintain rigging equipment inventory.
• Update or create detailed rigging and lifting instructions with diagrams and/or pictures for reference and training.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Skills

Hand tools & power equipment use

Chains, straps, cables & cranes

Communication skills

Fork truck & boom truck operation

Microsoft Office

Safety consciousness

Tools

Rigging training

Job description

National Machinery in Ohio is seeking a skilled Rigger to prepare customer support orders for freight and safely handle, rig, load, and unload materials and equipment.

You will build shipping crates, inspect shipments, use rigging techniques and lifting gear, and work with cranes, forklifts, and hoists. A strong emphasis on safety and proper documentation is required. Lifting up to 70 pounds; PIT certification preferred.