Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Facilities Division has a Rigger opening in our Crane & Rigging Department.

As a member of LBNL’s Crane & Rigging Department, you will be an integral part of our highly specialized rigging team, supporting the lab’s ongoing scientific experiments, as well as day to day operations. You will learn to rig, lift, move, and set high value/high consequential assets throughout the lab, as well as support all other crafts, using forklifts, gantry cranes, and other specialized equipment.

What You Will Do:

• Lift and move oversized and/or heavy objects, as well as lift and move high-value and high-consequential lifts using cranes, forklifts, and other specialty equipment.
• Use hand or radio signals to give directions to crane and forklift operators engaged in the hosting and rigging efforts as well as when moving loads of varying sizes.
• Support other skilled craft workers by lifting and moving oversized and/or heavy objects with forklifts, gantry cranes, and overhead cranes.
• Perform preventive maintenance on rigging equipment following the division’s preventative maintenance schedule.
• Provide rigging support including, but not limited to, multi-ton shielding blocks, high value/high consequential scientific equipment, portable structures, optical tables, motors, fans, blowers, and electrical ground carts.
• Assist in the assembly and disassembly of equipment used in scientific experiments, radiation shielding, personnel enclosures.
• Support the fabrication and testing of equipment including, but not limited to, experimental and research apparatus, speciality rigging equipment, and prefab vendor supplied equipment for laboratory expansion.
• Operate pendant and radio-controlled bridge cranes.
• Operate forklifts and other specialized lifting and machinery moving equipment.
• Through lab supported training programs, obtain and maintain forklift, rigging, and signal person certifications.
• Support supervisor/lead with the development of lift plans required to perform lifting and rigging work.

What is Required:

• Completion of apprenticeship program or comparable industrial or military training which demonstrates journey level rigging, knowledge, skills and abilities within an industrial/commercial construction environment.
• Must have a valid California Driver’s License.
• Knowledge of basic lift plans, working around equipment such as forklifts, mobile cranes, stationary auto-start equipment i.e. electric motors, fans, gears, pumps, blowers, cooling towers.
• Experience working in an industrial and/or scientific research environment.
• Knowledgeable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements typical for job sites.
• Ability and knowledge to follow instructions, work safely, and make independent decisions with minimum supervision.
• Attend and pass LBNL sponsored forklift, rigging and signal person certification programs.
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, scaffolds, work at heights, in confined spaces, around rotating equipment, under florescent lights.
• Able to bend, stoop, kneel, crawl, have manual dexterity in both hands; able to wear and use protective clothing, safety equipment; lift 50 lbs. to chest height.
• Able to use and communicate clearly over telephone and two-way radio. Have basic computer skills; use a keyboard, familiar with Word, Gmail, and Calendar Apps.

Desired Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in crane and rigging with an emphasis on rigging in an industrial and/or scientific research environment
• Ability to obtain Class B License with the following endorsements, Tanker and Hazardous Material
• Familiar with the operation and maintenance of complex tools, machines and equipment such as: Stair Climber, Pallet Jack, Gantry Crane, Tuggers, Tri-Glide, ChainFall, Come-A-Long, Torque Wrench, Power Tools, Hand Tools, Burke Bar, Shackles, Slings, Spreader Bar, Dunnage and Wedges.
• Experience in operating radio control operated bridge cranes.
• Experience forklift operator.
• Understand how to give and receive basic hand signals, and radio commands.

Notes:

• This is a full-time career appointment, non-exempt (hourly paid) eligible for overtime pay.
• This position is represented by a union for collective bargaining purposes.
• The hourly wage for this position is predetermined based on collective bargaining agreements set rates. The salary for this position is set at $55.44/hour.
• This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment.
• Work will be primarily performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, and will include driving to remote LBNL locations.

Learn About Us:

Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory managed by the University of California and designated a Federally Funded Research and Development Center. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have a close relationship with UC Berkeley, as well as robust partnerships with other academic institutions and industries, including those in Silicon Valley. The Laboratory conducts world-class research that supports clean energy, a healthy planet, and solution-inspired discovery science. Berkeley Lab is defined by our deeply felt sense of stewardship, which we describe as a commitment to taking care of the Laboratory's research, people, and resources that are entrusted to us. Our values of team science, innovation, service, trust, and respect knit us together as a community. We practice these values and prioritize our principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability (IDEA) to build highly effective teams that produce world-class science and technology and where all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences, can thrive.

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