Leader, Rigging

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company’s global Subject Matter Expert (SME) for rigging, lifting, load handling, transportation, and heavy equipment movement activities.
• Establish, standardize, and govern rigging, lifting, and transportation procedures, ensuring compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Review and approve lift plans, rigging configurations, engineered lift studies, load calculations, transportation plans, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate and provide technical leadership for complex, critical, high-risk, and non-routine lifting and transportation operations across all facilities.
• Develop and maintain training programs, qualification standards, and certification requirements for crane operators, riggers, signal persons, and lift supervisors.
• Deliver advanced rigging, lifting, transportation, and load handling training programs to develop organizational capability.
• Partner with Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing, EHS, and Operations teams to ensure product integrity and personnel safety throughout lifting, handling, transportation, rotation, storage, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Review and approve lifting fixture designs, transport devices, spreader beams, below-the-hook lifting devices, special rigging systems, and engineered handling solutions.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation related to lifting and rigging activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, operational efficiency, risk reduction, standardization, and cost optimization.
• Support capital projects, new facility launches, and major equipment installations by providing technical rigging and lifting expertise.
• Conduct site assessments and audits to ensure compliance with corporate rigging standards and identify opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

• Certification in Crane Rigging, Lift Planning, or Heavy Lift Operations from a recognized industry organization.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in rigging, crane operations, heavy lifting, transportation, or industrial construction environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, ASME B30 standards, crane operations, rigging engineering principles, and load handling best practices.
• Experience reviewing engineered lift plans, transportation studies, and custom lifting device designs.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and provide technical guidance across multiple sites and regions.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and risk assessment capabilities.
• Strong communication, training, stakeholder management, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

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