Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance construction and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years we offer singlesource solutions to our customers in the oil gas chemical food agriculture power and manufacturing industries. Our team of employeeowners equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures helps owners optimize safety productivity profit margins and costefficiency.
Rigger
This Rigger 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 duties may be assigned.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Must have rigging experience with skating leveling and anchoring machines.
- Selects cables ropes pullup winches blocks and sheaves according to weight and size of load to be moved.
- Attach pullups and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams ceilings and gin pole boom with bolts and clamps.
- Assembles and disassembles cranes.
- Splices 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.
- Gives directions to operator engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and material handled using hand signals and radios.
- Sets up braces and rigs 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.
- Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear chemical protective clothing supplied air and air purifying respirators safety harness sand blast hoods fire resistant coveralls hard hat ear plugs and safety glasses.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body able to reach overhead able to work in various positions including but not limited to stooping standing bending over sitting kneeling squatting; use hands to handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Required for this Position:
Education: no minimum education requirements.
Experience 3 years of Journeyman level experience.
Must pass drug screen and background check as condition of employment.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
We offer excellent benefits including medical dental life and disability insurance and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100 EmployeeOwned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin please go to
Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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- This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employeeowners by staffing agencies search firms or thirdparty recruiters in response to a posted Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so i.e. payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
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