Tower Crane Rigger
CHANGING SKYLINES, BUILDING FUTURES
Do you want to be a part of a close-knit, family-run organization where management appreciates and recognizes your hard work and values your input? If you are ready for a financially rewarding yet challenging position that promotes personal and professional growth, apply today!
Pagnotta Inc. is a mid-sized, full-service provider of concrete, construction and tower crane and hoist services with job sites located throughout Western Canada. We provide value-added construction services to our customers by creating a successful partnership with them throughout the construction process. To learn more, visit www.pagnotta.ca or click here to view a short video about our company culture and values.
We are currently seeking Tower Crane Riggers to assist our tower crane operators. This position will report into the Site Superintendent.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Employer-paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- RRSP matching up to 4% of regular earnings
- Year-round, full-time work
- Opportunities for advancement - wage increases and promotions are regularly extended to those who take initiative, work hard, and take pride in producing quality work
- Employer paid training
- Apprenticeship sponsorship
Responsibilities/Duties
- Follow safe work procedures to assist the tower crane operator with lifting, lowering, or moving materials and loads.
- Understand lifting and load bearing capacities of the tower crane.
- Securing loads with suitable lifting equipment.
- Communicate with operator via two-way radio and/or hand signals.
- Signal and direct trucks on site for loading and offloading.
- Inspecting rigging equipment.
- Rig in decks and fly tables.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Fluent in English is a must
- Authorization to work in Canada.
- Good vision.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Knowledge of hand signals and radios.
- Excellent communication in English required.
- Good math skills.
- Safe work ethic.
Working Conditions
- Working at heights.
- Work weeks are typically 6 days per week Monday to Saturday (10-12 hours per day).
- 7:00 am start but can vary from site to site.
- Two paid 15 minutes breaks and one ½ hour unpaid lunch break per day.
- Exposure to cold/hot weather. Appropriate dress required for weather conditions.
- Exposure to noise, dust, pollution.
- Exposure to hazards such as heights, power tools, slips, falls, falling objects, sharp hand tools.
- Ability to stand, crouch and kneel for long periods of time.
- Manual dexterity.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Educational Requirements
- WHMIS 2015 (can provide).
- Fall Protection (can provide).
- Rigging Course (can provide).
- Tower crane apprenticeship (preferred but not required)