Job Description

Overview

The Rigger position involves setting up, assembling, and disassembling rigging for the safe relocation and transportation of machinery, tools, and equipment. This role requires physical strength, attention to safety, and the ability to communicate effectively with team members.

Responsibilities

  • Visually inspect and test rigging materials for safety and reliability.
  • Align, level, and anchor machinery or equipment.
  • Use hand and power tools to attach loads to rigging for support or movement.
  • Select appropriate gear based on load weights and sizes.
  • Be aware of obstacles and the location of other people.
  • Signal or communicate with workers during hoisting and moving loads.
  • Manipulate rigging lines and hoists to move or support materials.
  • Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings.
  • Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads using multi-point suspension techniques.
  • Install ground rigging for yarding lines using various tools.
  • Assist in fabrication, setup, and repair of rigging and support structures.
  • Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures.
  • Dismantle, inspect, clean, organize, and store rigging equipment.
  • Operate vehicles or mechanized equipment such as forklifts and lifts.

Requirements

  • HS diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Ability to take direction and follow instructions closely.
  • Ability to visualize job outcomes using deductive and inductive reasoning.
  • Ability to use precision measuring tools and equipment.
  • Ability to read blueprints, schematics, or technical manuals.
  • Familiarity with hand or flag signals.
  • Willingness to learn and follow safety requirements.
  • Valid driver's license; CDL and/or endorsements may be required.
  • Three to five years of rigging or directly relatable experience for advanced positions.
  • Ability to supervise others and manage time efficiently.
  • Knowledge of employee life-cycle processes for advanced positions.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to perform physical activities including climbing, lifting, and balancing.
  • Ability to work at varying heights and in non-temperature-controlled environments.
  • Must work in a high-functioning team environment.

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$49/hr across 30 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 95 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 75 different employers. 42 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 407 other active welding openings from 255 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

MEI Industrial Solutions currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $32/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Rigger figures were last recalculated when this page was built.