Chief Rigger

Chief Rigger – South

Location: Southern Region / South of the M4 Corridor

Salary: Up to £48K base salary

Benefits include:

• Business Needs Vehicle
• Overtime and 5% flexibility allowance
• 6% pension contribution
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to comprehensive flexible benefits
• Work-life balance with flexible and hybrid culture

Role Overview: The Chief has full responsibility in the Rigging team to deliver preventative maintenance across a wide range of structures. You are the Senior Rigger and have full responsibility for the resources working with you on site.

Role Requirements

• Create planned work documents to ensure work is undertaken on time and in a safe manner.
• Develop risk assessments and method statements, ensuring these are approved by relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a supervisory capacity to oversee all safety aspects of work carried out on site.
• Point of contact for safety and all rigging works in the Region.
• Support Rigging Project Manager and Airwork’s Manager.
• Maintain all rigging equipment operational and updated.
• Responsible for ongoing technical/personal development of the Rigging team.
• Encourage cross-skilling of other Field Ops activities.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to other teams.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation and reporting.
• Deliver bundled activities with skill set efficiency.
• Complete preventative and corrective maintenance on mast and tower infrastructure.
• Operate winch systems to support work on tall structures up to 300m.
• Respond to faults and technical issues, emergency call out support.
• Perform support structure inspections and report findings.
• Provide supervision to 3rd parties accessing specific sites.

Additional Responsibilities

• Deliver all planned preventive maintenance on top 100 sites.
• Collaborate with structural engineers to ensure safe work and structural integrity.
• Repair and defect correction during engineer inspections.
• Request and conduct complex planned works for engineer inspections.
• Create site-specific RAMS.
• Categorise faults and associated risks.
• Prepare detailed reports including sketches.

Required Expertise

• Extensive knowledge of Safety, Health and Environment legislation, standards and practices.
• Extensive knowledge of mast and tower maintenance procedures and technical processes.
• Experience working with 3rd party contractors, ensuring standards and specifications.
• Experience working at height.

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