Job Opportunities in South Africa

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 Certificate

• N2 Certificate

• Qualified with trade papers section 13 or 26D

• Code 8 Drivers License

• At least 5 years Rigger experience with winder steel wire ropes

• Own Transport as position requires standby

• Valid certificate of physical fitness

• Ability to read and write in English

• Be able to work shifts and call outs

MAIN ROLE OUTCOMES:

• Aligns, levels, and anchors machinery

• Attaches loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and

power tools

• Attaches pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole

booms, using bolts and clamps

• Controls movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using

chain falls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment

• Dismantles and stores rigging equipment after use

• Fabricates, sets up, and repairs rigging, supports structures, hoists, and pulls gear, uses hand

and power tools

• Manipulates rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy

equipment, ships, or theatrical sets

• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes,

facilities, and work schedules

• Signals or verbally directs workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, to ensure the safety

of workers and materials