Pagnotta Inc. is a mid-sized, full-service provider of concrete, construction and tower crane and hoist services with job sites located throughout Western Canada. We provide value-added construction services to our customers by creating a successful partnership with them throughout the construction process. To learn more, visit www.pagnotta.ca.
We are currently seeking a Tower Crane Rigger for our Edmonton, AB location.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Employer-paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- RRSP matching up to 4% of regular earnings
- Year-round, full-time work
- Opportunities for advancement - wage increases and promotions are regularly extended to those who take initiative, work hard, and take pride in producing quality work
- Employer paid training
- Apprenticeship sponsorship
Responsibilities/Duties
- Follow secure work procedures to assist the tower crane operator with lifting, lowering, or moving materials and loads
- Understand lifting and load bearing capacities of the tower crane.
- Securing loads with suitable lifting equipment
- Communicate with operator via two-way radio and/or hand signals
- Signal and direct trucks on site for loading and offloading
- Inspecting rigging equipment
- Rig in decks and fly tables
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Fluent in English is a must
- Authorization to work in Canada
- Good vision
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Knowledge of hand signals and radios
- Excellent communication in English required
- Good math skills
- Safe work ethic
Working Conditions
- Working at heights
- Work weeks are typically 6 days per week Monday to Saturday (10-12 hours per day)
- 7:00 am start but can vary from site to site
- Two paid 15 minutes breaks and one half hour unpaid lunch break per day
- Exposure to cold/hot weather. Appropriate dress required for weather conditions
- Exposure to hazards such as heights, power tools, slips, falls, falling objects, sharp hand tools
- Ability to stand, crouch and kneel for long periods of time
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs