Rigger

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- Grade 12 Certificate
- N2 Certificate
- Qualified with trade papers section 13 or 26D
- Code 8 Drivers License
- At least 5 years Rigger experience with winder steel wire ropes
- Own Transport as position requires standby
- Valid certificate of physical fitness
- Ability to read and write in English
- Be able to work shifts and call outs

MAIN ROLE OUTCOMES:

- Aligns, levels, and anchors machinery
- Attaches loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and

power tools
- Attaches pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole

booms, using bolts and clamps
- Controls movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using

chain falls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment
- Dismantles and stores rigging equipment after use
- Fabricates, sets up, and repairs rigging, supports structures, hoists, and pulls gear, uses hand

and power tools
- Manipulates rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy

equipment, ships, or theatrical sets
- Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes,

facilities, and work schedules
- Signals or verbally directs workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, to ensure the safety

of workers and materials