Rigging Specialist: Precision Lifts & Load Planning

EMCOR Group; Corpus Christi, Houston (TX, TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

EMCOR Group is seeking a skilled crafts person for rigging to move and place equipment per blueprints and client specifications. The role involves planning lifts, reading lift plans, calculating loads, and maintaining safety protocols on job sites in the Corpus Christi area.

The candidate will inspect rigging gear, communicate with crane operators, and ensure proper attachment of slings and shackles. This position requires physical fitness and adherence to PPE requirements to support complex

Qualifications

• Experience performing rigging to move, lift, and place equipment per blueprints and client specs.
• Ability to plan lifts, calculate loads, and check load charts for safe operation.
• Comfort reading drawings and ensuring correct placement of materials and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Plan the work and read lift plans.
• Calculate load weights and verify load charts.
• Inspect rigging equipment daily and replace worn parts.
• Place barricades and communicate crane signals to operators.
• Identify center of gravity and correct jack points for loads.
• Attach slings, hooks, and cables to cranes or lifting devices.
• Perform lifts with proper height and clearance while following safety rules.

Skills

Rigging

Crane signals

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Shop math

Job description

EMCOR Group is seeking a skilled crafts person for rigging to move and place equipment per blueprints and client specifications. The role involves planning lifts, reading lift plans, calculating loads, and maintaining safety protocols on job sites in the Corpus Christi area.

The candidate will inspect rigging gear, communicate with crane operators, and ensure proper attachment of slings and shackles. This position requires physical fitness and adherence to PPE requirements to support complex