Rigger - Austin Industrial; La Porte, TX

Overview

Austin Industrial provides premier self‑perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. We offer single‑source solutions to customers in oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

• Select cables, ropes, pull‑up, winches, blocks, and sheaves according to weight and size of load.
• Attach pull‑up and blocks to fixed overhead structures, such as beams, ceilings, and gin‑pole boom with bolts and clamps.
• Assemble and disassemble cranes.
• Splice rope and wire cables to make or repair slings or tackle.
• Attach load with grappling devices, such as loops, wire rope, and chains to crane hook.
• Give direction to operator engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety using hand signals and radios.
• Set up, brace, and rig hoisting equipment using hand tools and power wrenches.
• Observe and monitor others’ observance of all safety rules.
• Maintain current certifications to meet regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Americans must be legally authorized to work. Sponsorship is not available.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must regularly sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach, stand, walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift up to 50 pounds. Required vision includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• 4 years of Journeyman‑level experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

• NCCCO Rigger 1 & 2 or Advanced Gold Card NCCER Certification
• TWIC Card
• Valid Driver’s License

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.