NCCER Rigger/Pipefitter - Brownsville, TX

Total Safety U.S., Inc. • Brownsville, Texas, United States • $48,326 - $80,976 / year • 2m ago

Total Safety is looking for a NCCER Rigger to join their safety conscious team! The ideal candidate will be responsible for safely rigging, lifting, and moving materials using cranes, hoists, and other lifting equipment, in accordance with NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research) standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Inspect rigging equipment and materials to ensure safety and compliance.
Set up and dismantle rigging gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches.
Signal crane or hoist operators during lifting and moving operations.
Determine proper rigging techniques and load configurations.
Read and interpret load charts, blueprints, and lifting plans.
Collaborate with crane operators, supervisors, and other crew members to ensure safe operations.
Follow all OSHA and NCCER safety standards and guidelines.
Maintain detailed records of lifting activities and inspections.
Troubleshoot issues related to rigging and lifting equipment.

Requirements:

NCCER Rigger Certification (Level 1, 2, or 3 depending on role).
Proven experience as a rigger in construction, industrial, or marine settings.
Strong understanding of rigging principles, load dynamics, and safety regulations.
Physical ability to lift heavy objects, work at heights, and perform demanding physical tasks.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Ability to work in varying weather conditions and job sites.

Preferred Qualifications:

NCCER Signal Person certification.
OSHA 10 or 30 certification.
Experience operating cranes or hoisting equipment is a plus.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk for long periods of time; sit; bend; climb; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Operate motorized machinery.

Working Environment:

Shop, indoor and outdoor industrial environments. May be frequently exposed to cold, hot, wet, humid, outside weather conditions and vibration. Works in customer environment. May be exposed to high pressure, chemicals, and traffic. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

About Total Safety:

Total Safety is the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, comprehensive flare services, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management.

Total Safety operates from 176 locations in 20 countries to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide (W3).

Total Safety is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

If you require special assistance or accommodation while seeking employment with Total Safety, please contact Human Resources at (713) 353-5152. (For telecommunications device for the hearing impaired – TTY, please contact 711).

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