Key Skills

• Spend extended periods of time away from home office.
• Align, level, and anchor machinery.
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and booms, using bolts and clamps.
• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chain falls, skates, gantry systems, and other equipment.
• Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
• Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
• Assist in the maintenance, organization, and reconditioning or cleaning of all equipment and gear.
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials.
• Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
• Ability to read, document and communicate precision instrument readings.
• Communicate with customers and staff via cell phone, computer email or company specific software.
• Physically able to lift items in excess of 50 lbs, pass physicians physical and drug test.
• Conduct training for Rigging Crew Members including safety and operations of equipment and policies.
• Maintain schedule for multiple Crew Members while at home base and in the field.
• Communicate with customers and management daily status of job progress, discrepancies, and open items.
• Create detailed reports to specific aspects of job status, customer needs and employee needs.
• Attend and pass advanced training in safety and operations of equipment and local and federal regulatory compliance. 
• Complete DVIR’s in a thorough and timely manner.
• Complete pre and post trip inspections of all equipment.
• Comply with all IDOT, FMCSA laws, codes, and procedures.

Education and Experience

• Associates degree or 5-10 years of experience in specific industry
• Extensive knowledge of rigging, crane and fork lift operation
• Knowledge of resource planning
• Competency reading and interpreting blueprints and drawings  
• Ability to operate heavy machinery
• Ability to weld, use cutting torch or plasma cutter
• Ability to read precision instruments
• Ability to create documentation both written and on computer

Key Competencies

• Leadership
• Quick and precise decision-making
• Communicate information to subordinates
• Presentation to customers
• Plan and organize job site
• Diagnose and interpret mechanical, electrical and hydraulic failure
• Delegating tasks and responsibility
• Teamwork
• Adaptability & creativity to accomplish end goal