How do they match: Riggers

  • Crane Operator
  • Fly Rail Operator
  • Iron Worker

  • Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.

  • Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
  • Install ground rigging for yarding lines, attaching chokers to logs and to the lines.
  • Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
  • Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.

  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.