Rigging Technician: Heavy Lifting & Hoisting

MEI Industrial Solutions; Morrisville (Bucks County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

MEI Industrial Solutions is seeking a skilled Rigger to set up, assemble, or disassemble job-specific rigging for safe relocation and transportation of machinery and equipment. You will select gear, inspect rigging materials, and communicate with a team to ensure safe hoisting and movement in varying environments.

The role requires driving or operating heavy equipment as needed, following strict safety protocols, and maintaining rigging gear after use.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Able to take direction and closely follow instruction.
• Visualize or predict the outcome of the job by using deductive and inductive reasoning.
• Ability to use precision measuring tools and equipment including hand, power, and pneumatic tools.
• Read blueprints, schematics, or technical manuals as required.
• Familiar with various hand or flag signals including the use and meaning.
• Willing to learn, know, and follow safety requirements, including the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment.
• Valid driver's license: CDL and/or endorsements may be required for certain positions.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect and test rigging materials to ensure safety and reliability.
• Align, level, and anchor machinery or equipment.
• Use hand and/or power tools to attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare for moving.
• Select appropriate gear such as cables, pulleys, vices, winches, etc. according to load weights and sizes, work area, and job specifications.
• Be aware of obstacles, surrounding structures, barriers or objects and the location of other people.
• Signal or verbally communicate with workers and others engaged in hoisting, suspending, and moving loads to ensure the safety of workers and materials.
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials, heavy equipment and/or machinery.
• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chain falls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
• Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
• Install ground rigging for yarding lines utilizing chokers and logs, other tools as necessary.
• Assist in fabrication, set up, and repair of rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
• Dismantle, inspect, clean, organize and store rigging equipment after use.
• Run, operate, maneuver, navigate, or drive vehicles or mechanized equipment such as forklifts, scissor lifts, ariel lifts.

Skills

Reading blueprints

Load securement knowledge

Safety awareness

Team communication

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Tools

Tape measure

Calipers

Gauges

Welding tools

Job description

MEI Industrial Solutions is seeking a skilled Rigger to set up, assemble, or disassemble job-specific rigging for safe relocation and transportation of machinery and equipment. You will select gear, inspect rigging materials, and communicate with a team to ensure safe hoisting and movement in varying environments.

The role requires driving or operating heavy equipment as needed, following strict safety protocols, and maintaining rigging gear after use.