Rigging Foreman

Olive Recruiting is looking for an experienced Rigging Foreman to support our industrial services client in the Bloomfield, CT area. The Rigging Foreman is an essential leadership role that will be responsible for all project activities.

Location: Bloomfield, CT

Full-time, direct hire with client

Schedule: Variable pending project demands

Responsibilities:

• Hands on supervisory role with the ability to effectively rig utilizing forklifts, cranes, skates, jacks, and other necessary equipment

• Manage all on-site activities of the rigging crew

• Develop, plan, and execute crew activities, ensuring alignment with customer and sales team expectations for job direction

• Lead the workforce to achieve operational goals related to volume, cost, quality, safety, and scheduling.

• Supervise and collaborate directly with one or more machinery moving teams

• Serve in a hands-on supervisory capacity, demonstrating expertise in machinery movement using forklifts, skates, jacks, and cranes

• Train and instruct rigging crews on best practices and safety procedures for machinery movement

• Coordinate with safety personnel to manage safety training, and handle accident, injury, and equipment or property damage investigations and reporting

• Build strong relationships with both customers and employees through effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Oversee job site projects by accurately documenting and organizing project information to ensure completeness

• Support field technicians with the assembly and erection of machine tools

• Travel to customer job sites and manage all on-site activities

• Maintain a clean and organized work area by performing daily housekeeping duties as required

• Exercise creativity and independent judgment as needed

• Complete necessary paperwork and documentation

• Undertake other job-related responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

• Minimum 5 years' proven rigging/machinery moving foreman experience or comparable field preferably within the rigging industry

• Minimum 5 years' rigging experience with forklift, skating, leveling, and anchoring of machines

• Valid Driver's License, Class A CDL preferred but not required