Rigger Journeyman Cert

Company Overview

Mas Tec’s Clean Energy and Infrastructure Group (CE&I) is a $2 billion annual revenue business unit that provides construction services for industrial facilities; building products manufacturers, power generation facilities, manufacturing plants; solar, wind, and thermal energy plants; buildings, and infrastructure.

Responsible for setting up rigging for construction projects and/or manufacturing plants.

• Must know proper hand signals to communicate with equipment operator.
• Read and interpret project plans, blueprints, and other written instructions and diagrams to perform tasks accurately.
• Read and interpret measuring tools such as tape measure, speed square, framing square…etc. To perform task accurately.
• Fully Understand Plant North and drawing coordinates.
• Must have specific knowledge of rigging equipment and their capacities and uses.
• Inspect all rigging equipment prior to use for wear, damage, or deterioration.
• Attach slings, chokers, spreader bars, etc., to material to be moved.
• Attach rigging and manually move materials, equipment, parts, or assemblies into position using hoists, chain falls, snatch blocks, or come alongs.
• Attach rigging and move materials, equipment, parts, or assemblies.
• Act as safety observer on equipment lifts.
• Plan or assist in the pre‑planning of lifts.
• Guide load during lift and positioning.
• Signal equipment operator during lifts for directional or placement instructions.
• Climb structures to guide and position load.
• Assist in connecting or stabilizing of load prior to detaching load from equipment.
• Detach loads and remove rigging equipment.
• Place and remove outrigger pads from cranes and other heavy equipment.
• Perform daily safety checks to ensure equipment is in safe operating condition.
• Complete necessary documentation, reporting, and limited office duties.
• Understand and respond appropriately to all safety hazards and warning devices (i.e., back‑up alarms, smell of smoke, different colored warning tags, warning sirens).
• Work in other crafts at levels appropriate to training and skills as requested by project supervision. Must have the ability to take direction from a higher skilled worker or foreman.
• Must have basic knowledge of the construction processes involved in heavy industrial construction.
• Support project with other tasks as directed by supervision.
• Communicate with foreman regarding any problems arising, materials required, or any hazards noted.
• Ability to work different shifts and overtime as required.
• Work under production schedule pressure.
• Attain set standards of accuracy.
• Be able to perform duties in a safe manner.
• Other duties as assigned by foreman and superintendent.

• 4+ years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High School diploma or GED certification (preferred).
• Applicable rigger training and certificate from NCCER, NCCCO, or an approved 3rd party certification body.

• Be knowledgeable of MIC Health and Safety programs and project specific regulations.
• When on‑site, actively participate in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors.
• Set a personal example of safe behavior.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Add and subtract two‑digit numbers, multiply and divide with 10's and 100's and ability to perform these operations using units, weight measurement and volume.
• Common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to work within precise standards of accuracy and follow set procedures and standards.
• Ability to obtain, through evaluation, the certification to operate project site mobile cranes.
• Each employee must provide safety toe boots.
• Follow all state, company, client, OSHA, and federal guidelines regarding health and safety.
• Each employee is to practice and maintain good “House‑Keeping” by cleaning up their work area and jobsite after each task.
• Knowledge of equipment safety, maintenance, and storage.
• Knowledge of manufacturers load charts and how to interpret.
• Analytica…