Senior Rigging Technician — Heavy Lifts & Hoisting

Brown & Root; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown & Root in Baytown is seeking a hands-on Rigging and Hoisting assistant to assemble and move equipment on construction sites. You will load, transport, and secure loads using cables, pulleys, and slings, and you will direct crane operators to ensure safe hoisting operations.

This role requires knot-tying skills, the ability to set up rigging gear, and a strong commitment to safety rules. You may also assist in assembling/disassembling cranes and performing light maintenance on tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in rigging and hoisting operations on construction sites.
• Knowledge of safety protocols, signaling, and load management.
• Ability to read load weights and plan rigging accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Loads, transports, unloads and selects cables, ropes, pulleys, winches and blocks according to load size.
• Attaches rigging to overhead structures using bolts and clamps.
• Attaches loads to crane hooks with grappling devices and rigging gear.
• Directs crane operators to ensure safe hoisting using hand signals or radio communication.
• Sets up braces and rigs hoisting equipment with hand tools and wrenches.
• Possesses knot-tying ability and ties varied knots as needed.
• Assembles and disassembles cranes and splices rope/wire for slings.
• May direct workers moving machinery onto/off ships, rails, or trucks.
• Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of tools; observes all safety rules.

Skills

Rigging operations

Crane signaling

Load handling

Safety compliance

Knot tying

Tools

Pulleys

Winches

Rope and wire rope

Slings

Chains

Job description

Brown & Root in Baytown is seeking a hands-on Rigging and Hoisting assistant to assemble and move equipment on construction sites. You will load, transport, and secure loads using cables, pulleys, and slings, and you will direct crane operators to ensure safe hoisting operations.

This role requires knot-tying skills, the ability to set up rigging gear, and a strong commitment to safety rules. You may also assist in assembling/disassembling cranes and performing light maintenance on tools.