Rigging Helper: Onsite Load Prep & Safety

M.c.-Dean,-Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k Retirement Plan

Military Reserve pay offset

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean is seeking a Rigging Helper to support qualified rigging personnel and crane crews with load preparation, staging, and securement. You will learn signaling, safety practices, and equipment care while assisting in de-rigging and post-use inspections.

This position requires outdoor work, heights, and physical tasks. Up to 75% travel may be required as you develop skills toward Rigging 1 certifications. Join a growing team serving datacenter and critical-infrastructure customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of high school diploma or GED with no prior experience required, or combination of equivalent experience and training.
• Ability to follow verbal, radio, and standard hand-signal direction and ask for clarification before acting when instructions are unclear.
• Ability to work outdoors, at heights, around moving equipment, and in physically demanding field conditions.
• Documented employer practical qualification for assigned rigging duties.
• Forklift or telehandler, aerial lift or MEWP, and project- or site-specific qualifications when assigned
• Up to 75% Travel

Responsibilities

• Participate in pre-task and pre-lift briefings; confirm the assigned position, task, communication method, and stop signal.
• Locate and stage slings, shackles, hooks, tag lines, blocking, cribbing, tools, and support equipment in the sequence directed.
• Check common rigging gear for missing identification and obvious damage; tag or set aside questionable equipment for qualified review.
• Assist with routing slings, installing hardware, padding edges, preparing pick points, and securing loads under the direction of qualified rigging personnel.
• Confirm load tags, orientation marks, travel paths, and landing areas are ready; report missing information, blocked access, or unstable support.
• Maintain exclusion zones, stay clear of suspended loads and pinch points, and use tag lines only from a safe position.
• Watch for load shift, unexpected tilt, uneven sling tension, snagging, contact, or loss of communication and call stop immediately.
• Clear travel and landing areas; install or remove blocking only after the load is stable and movement has stopped.
• Assist with de-rigging, post-use inspection, cleaning, coiling, storage, and inventory of rigging gear.
• Keep rigging bins, trailers, laydown areas, and work zones organized; protect gear from sharp edges, oil, heat, traffic, and ground damage.
• Support rigging personnel, operators, drivers, and installation crews as directed; report mistakes, damaged gear, missing material, and unsafe conditions promptly.
• Begin studying rigging and signaling practices in preparation for the certifications required to advance to Rigging 1.

Skills

Rigging safety

Load handling

Communication (radio)

Physical stamina

English language

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

MEWP

Forklift

Aerial lift

Rigging gear inspection

Job description

M.C. Dean is seeking a Rigging Helper to support qualified rigging personnel and crane crews with load preparation, staging, and securement. You will learn signaling, safety practices, and equipment care while assisting in de-rigging and post-use inspections.

This position requires outdoor work, heights, and physical tasks. Up to 75% travel may be required as you develop skills toward Rigging 1 certifications. Join a growing team serving datacenter and critical-infrastructure customers.