Seasonal Shipyard Rigger Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job OverviewRocky Mountain Dam is seeking a certified NCCCO Rigger to plan, prep, and execute heavy material handling operations throughout our power generation facility. You will assemble rigging gear, inspect lifting components, and attach loads to overhead gantry and mobile cranes. Your primary focus will be the safe maneuvering of massive, high-value hydropower machinery, such as turbine runners, generator rotors, and intake gates. Key Responsibilities

• Load Attachment: Select, inspect, and configure appropriate rigging equipment, including nylon slings, wire ropes, shackles, and spreader bars. 
• Lift Planning: Calculate load weights, determine centers of gravity, and evaluate structural attachment points for complex and critical lifts. 
• Signal Operations: Direct crane operators safely during blind or intricate maneuvers using standardized hand signals and two-way radios.
• Rigging Inspections: Perform mandatory pre-use inspections on all lifting hardware and maintain detailed logs to retire compromised gear. 
• Turbine Assembly Support: Work alongside millwrights and mechanics to carefully position heavy machinery inside tight turbine pits.
• Facility Maintenance: Safely rig and move stoplogs, trash rakes, and water control gates during routine seasonal dam maintenance.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Certification: Valid NCCCO Rigger certification (Level I required; Level II preferred for multi-point or structural lifts).
• Experience: 3+ years of heavy industrial rigging experience, ideally within a power plant, shipyard, or heavy industrial setting.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in load chart calculations, deduction of rigging hardware weights, and blueprint reading.
• Safety Mastery: Absolute compliance with OSHA 1926 subpart CC, ASME B30 standards, and strict Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols.
• Physical Demands: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, climb ladders to high crane platforms, and work comfortably in loud, wet, or confined spaces.