Rigger Yard

Description Main Purpose:

To perform all job duties involved in rigging up slings, shackles, etc. used to lift/install/move materials (pipe, plate, etc.) or structures, equipment or materials in the fabrication yard.

Essential Functions

- Operate fork lit to load and unload materials from rucks and barges.

- Identify different types of metals, pipe and flat iron.

- Repot any damaged materials before unloading from transport.

- Knowledge of measurements and diameters.

- Assist crane operators and/or cherry picker operators by hooking-up slings and/or load cables to materials or structures as required.

- Set-up skid/rail components used to load-out completed structures onto barges or offload structures from barges to assigned locations in the fabrication yard.

- Report all defective rigging equipment (slings, shackles, jacks, cracked sledgehammer handles, plate clamps, etc.) to the rigging foreman immediately.

- Assist in cleaning up work areas as needed (including barges) prior to beginning lift or loadout operations.

- Set-up water pumps on barges as required to prepare for loadouts.

- Rig-up and rig-down equipment and materials scheduled to go on or leave offshore vessels and/or platforms.

- Give hand signal directions to crane operators during lift operations.

- Perform other job duties as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits Offered

- Earned Wage Access

- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

- 401(k) with Company Match

- Paid Holidays

- Paid Vacation

- Life Insurance

- Disability Insurance

- Safety Awards

- Company Store

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Requirements

Physical Requirements:

- Standing-Is an essential job function/physical requirement.

- Walking- Is an essential job function/physical requirement.

- Turning, twisting, bending and stooping- These physical requirements are essential job functions.

- Pushing and Pulling-These physical requirements are essential job functions.

- Reaching, forward and reaching overhead- These are essential job functions /physical requirements.

- Climbing- Is an essential job function /physical requirement.

- Balancing, fingering, feeling, talking, hearing and seeing- These are all considered normal physical duties/requirements and would be needed /required to work in this industrial environment is a safe and efficient manner

- Lifting - employees must be able to lift to 25-50 pounds and occasionally 75-100 pounds

Job Requirements

- Must have minimum of 5 years rigging experience

- Must be able to accurately read a tape measure

- Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen

- Must be able to pass background check.

- Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.

- Forklift operation

Desirable Experience, Education, And Training

- Highschool diploma or GED

Tools, Equipment, And Technology

- Forklift and Pallet jack

Environmental Conditions

80 to 90% of the work activities are performed outdoors. Individuals will be required to work in changes of temperature, hot, cold, humid, wet and dry conditions; dust mud etc., Fitters may also be exposed to fumes (Paint, paint thinners, diesel, and/or gas etc.)

Gulf Island will not sponsor applications for work visas. Additionally, applicants for employment with Gulf Island must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Accordingly, Gulf Island will not consider applications from candidates who require the company to sponsor a work visa and who are not currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Gulf island is not accepting unsolicited candidates from search firms for posted employment opportunities. Please no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to Gulf Island employees via email, the internet, or any other form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be deemed the sole property of Gulf Island. No recruiting placement fee will be paid in the event Gulf Island hires the candidate due to the referral or through other means.