Rigger

The Rigger position entails working from 7 AM to 3 PM, Monday through Friday. This role involves the alignment, leveling, and anchoring of machinery or equipment, as well as the use of hand and power tools to secure loads and prevent movement.

Responsibilities

• Align, level, and anchor machinery or equipment.
• Use hand and power tools to attach loads to rigging, providing support or preparing for moving.
• Select appropriate gear such as cables, pulleys, vices, and winches according to load weights, sizes, work area, and job specifications.
• Signal or verbally communicate with workers to ensure the safety of workers and materials during hoisting, suspending, and moving loads.
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials, heavy equipment, and machinery.
• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces using chain falls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
• Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver around obstacles using multi-point suspension techniques.
• Install ground rigging for yarding lines utilizing chokers, logs, and other necessary tools.
• Assist in the fabrication, setup, and repair of rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear using hand and power tools.
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms using bolts and clamps.
• Operate mechanized equipment such as forklifts and scissor lifts.

• 3+ years of experience in a related field.
• 1+ year of forklift operation experience.
• Proficiency in using hand and power tools.
• Ability to read blueprints and technical manuals.
• Experience with bolting and mechanical tasks.

• Ability to take direction and closely follow instructions.
• Capability to visualize or predict job outcomes using deductive and inductive reasoning.
• Proficiency in using precision measuring tools and equipment, including hand, power, and pneumatic tools.
• Familiarity with hand or flag signals.
• Willingness to learn and follow safety requirements, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment.

Join a facility management company with a 20-year standing contract to manage all facility structure builds and breakdowns. Although not involved in submarine production, you will play a critical role in supporting the infrastructure needed for such important work, ensuring a dynamic and rewarding work experience.

Work Environment

This role is situated in a production facility environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of North Kingstown, RI.

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $25.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in North Kingstown,RI.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 15, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.