Rigger - Standard Inspection Services

Location: San Diego, CA, US
Company: Standard Ship Repair
Additional Locations: Bremerton, WA & Jacksonville, FL, USA
Level of Experience: Experienced.
Division/Department: Production
Reports to: Foreman
Salary Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Summary/Objective: Provide rigging and periodic weight testing certification services to include in-shop components and onboard weight handling systems. Provide shipboard equipment and component rigging services, including ships' force and assist work center requests:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Rigs material to lift, move and position material onto ship or to move around the yard.
• Conveys instructions to crane operators and forklift drivers using hand signals, loudspeaker, or telephone.
• Locates, loads/unloads materials and equipment on and off ship and in and out of yard.
• Tests and installs rigging equipment, such as cargo booms, elevators, boat davits, booms, and portable davits.
• Controls movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces.
• Selects cables, ropes, pulleys, winches, blocks, braces, and cushions according to weight, distribution, and size of load to be moved.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned, some of which may become essential to the position.
  

Essential Job Tasks:

1. Rigs materials to be moved onto ship or around the shipyard.
2. Conveys instructions to crane operators and forklift drivers about where to move, lower or lift equipment.
3. Locates, loads, and unloads materials on and off ship and in and out of shipyard.
4. Tests and installs rigging equipment.
5. Sets up tools and equipment at job site and puts equipment away when finished.
6. Handles winches, grip hoists, pulleys, cables, ropes, mooring lines, and other equipment.
   

Materials, Tools Equipment, Work Aids: Wire rope, slings, cables, rope, pulleys, winches, blocks, braces, cushions, nylon slings, chain falls, come-along, shackles, other rigging equipment, test gauges and other testing equipment, cargo booms, and protective equipment.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years' experience performing rigging operations on Navy ships.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of all rigging equipment, ability to test shipboard and yard equipment.
• Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces and to access and move around ships safely.
• Must be able to obtain DBIDS.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in rigging.
• Knowledge of shipboard mechanical systems and blueprint reading.
• Ability to work at heights confined spaces, overhead structures, or beneath machinery and access/move around ships safely.

Work Environment: This job operates in a shipyard work environment.

Travel: This position does not require the ability to travel.

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. The physical demands for this position are light to moderate.

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds of weight, frequently stop and/or bend.
• Visual abilities required incudes close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception and color recognition.
• Must be able to spend 70% of time in an outdoor shipyard environment in all climates.
  

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

• Completion of a satisfactory background check
• Passing a drug test and physical examination
• Eligibility to work in the US

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement: Standard Inspection Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer: minority/female/disability/veteran/sexual orientation, encouraging diversity in the workplace and a drug-free workplace.