Rigger; Deer Park, TX - Austin Industrial

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self‑perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single‑source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

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This person will be able to assemble rigging to lift and move various equipment and materials to and from industrial work areas by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

• Select cables, ropes, pull‑up, winches, blocks and sheaves according to weight and size of load to be moved.
• 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 of workers and material handled using hand signals and radios.
• Set up, brace and rig hoisting equipment using hand tools and power wrenches.
• Responsible for observing and monitoring others’ observance of all safety rules.
• Maintain current certifications to meet regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Education: – no minimum education requirements.

Certifications: – NCCER Advanced Rigger or NCCCO Gold Card, Valid TWIC card and Driver License.

Experience: – 3‑5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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