Job Description

Rigger – Edwards Moving & Rigging

Location: Akron, OH

Salary: Open

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Position Overview

Edwards Moving & Rigging is seeking experienced and motivated Riggers to join our growing team. This position plays a critical role in supporting rigging, lifting, and heavy-haul operations while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have experience in rigging, construction, crane operations, heavy trucking, or related industries and be comfortable working in physically demanding environments with extensive travel requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform general laborer activities as part of a crew.
• Operate various equipment, including forklifts and skid steers.
• Attach loads to rigging equipment for lifting and transport using hand or power tools.
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting or moving loads to ensure safety.
• Inspect and test rigging equipment to confirm reliability and safety.
• Engage in physically demanding tasks, including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, and handling materials.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, hydraulic tools, or precision measuring equipment.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience in rigging, heavy rigging, crane operation, construction, or the heavy trucking industry.
• Welding experience is a plus.
• Must speak and read fluent English to pass required safety training for access to safety-sensitive environments, such as nuclear plants.
• Must maintain a clean criminal record and be subject to ongoing random drug and alcohol testing.
• Must be willing to travel extensively (75%).

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Outdoor work environment with exposure to varying weather conditions.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs repetitively.

You should be proficient in:

• Industrial Construction
• Crane Operation
• Construction Labor
• Forklift Operator
• General Laborer
• Hand Tools
• Heavy Haul
• Heavy Trucking
• Hoisting Operations
• Hydraulic Tools
• Industrial Rigging
• Load Securement
• Material Handling
• Nuclear Plant Access
• Power Tools
• Precision Measuring Equipment
• Rigger
• Rigging Equipment Inspection
• Rigging Technician
• Safety Training
• Skid Steer Operator
• Traveling Construction Crew
• Welding Experience
• Drug & Alcohol Screening