Space Coast Rigger: Grow Into Lead, Plan Lifts

SimsHD; Florida; On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

SimsHD is hiring multiple riggers in the SpaceCoast-Titusville area. The role offers a clear career path from Rigger to Lead Rigger, with required certifications and hands-on training.

A $1,500 sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates and safety is emphasized across all lifts at industrial sites. Expect to work in yard and on customer job sites with early starts, weekends, and potential overnight travel.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and follow safe rigging practices on every lift.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to yard and job sites.
• Ability to pass drug and alcohol screening and a background check.
• Ability to meet site-specific access requirements (such as TWIC) when needed.

Responsibilities

• Rig, lift, move and set heavy industrial equipment and machinery safely.
• Select, inspect and maintain slings, shackles, chain falls, come-alongs and other rigging hardware.
• Operate machinery-moving equipment such as gantries, hydraulic jacks, skates, rollers and forklifts.
• Signal crane and hoist operators using standard hand signals and radio communication.
• Help prepare loads for transport and secure them with chains, binders and straps.
• Take part in job hazard analyses and pre-lift meetings, and follow every lift plan.
• Communicate clearly with crew members, crane operators, drivers, Dispatch and customers.
• At senior levels: build lift plans, plan critical and multi-crane lifts, lead crews, and mentor and train other riggers.

Skills

Rigging

Machinery moving

Safety awareness

NCCCO Rigger I/II

Signal person cert

Tools

Gantry cranes

Hydraulic jacks

Skates

Job description

SimsHD is hiring multiple riggers in the SpaceCoast-Titusville area. The role offers a clear career path from Rigger to Lead Rigger, with required certifications and hands-on training.

A $1,500 sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates and safety is emphasized across all lifts at industrial sites. Expect to work in yard and on customer job sites with early starts, weekends, and potential overnight travel.