Job Ref: # 6680549
Date Posted: 2/27/2026
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Salary (USD): $28 - $32
Description
Job Title: Rigger III
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
The Rigger III performs and leads rigging operations within repair teams under the direction of a multi-discipline trade supervisor. This role involves heavy lifting, frequent bending or stooping, and assignments in overhead structures, confined spaces, or beneath machinery. The position requires strict adherence to safety and quality standards, strong critical thinking, reading comprehension, and flexibility for travel and overtime.
What You’ll Do
Essential Duties
- Perform rigging operations independently with minimal oversight.
- Inspect, set up, maintain, and operate rigging equipment and hand tools.
- Select appropriate rigging equipment based on load weight, size, safety factors, and clearance requirements.
- Align, level, lift, maneuver, and position loads using multi-point lifting techniques, including work in confined spaces.
- Coordinate lifting activities with on-site supervision and direct assisting personnel as needed.
- Install fixtures, jigs, supports, and alignment targets.
- Support installation, modification, and repair activities as part of a multi-trade team.
Additional Duties
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- This role does not include supervisory responsibilities.
Reporting Relationships
- Reports to the Project Manager or designated Project Supervisor.
Must-Have Skills and Experience
- High school diploma or GED with formal rigging apprenticeship and/or relevant military or civilian rigging experience in a repair or shipyard environment.
- Ability to obtain government installation access.
- Successful completion of required knowledge and practical skills assessments.
- Qualifications in overhead crane operation, forklift operation, and applicable safety certifications.
- Ability to obtain a Confidential or Secret security clearance.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Prior experience with multi-point lifting techniques in confined spaces.
- Familiarity with industrial shop environments and heavy equipment maintenance.
Who You Are
- Safety-conscious with strong attention to detail.
- Flexible and adaptable to varying work conditions, travel, and overtime.
- Collaborative team player who can take direction and lead rigging operations as needed.
Additional Details
Working Conditions
- Primarily indoor industrial shop environment with exposure to moving/vibrating equipment, high noise levels, temperature extremes, dust, fumes, bright lighting, and occasional sparks/flames.
- Non-climate-controlled environments and close physical proximity to other personnel.
Physical Requirements
- Occasional: Lift 20–50 lbs, work in confined spaces, crawl, kneel, or work in prone positions, perform repetitive arm/hand movements, distinguish color differences, wear required protective equipment.
- Frequent: Lift 10–25 lbs, climb ladders/stairs, stand, balance, stoop, squat, reach, carry materials, work with arms overhead, operate motor vehicles.
- Constant: Lift up to 10 lbs, wear protective equipment for body, vision, and hearing.
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