Tower Crane Rigger

**Position Title**: Tower Crane Rigger

**Location**: Kelowna

**Availability**: Weekdays (With overtime/ weekends Availability)

**About Us**:
For over 35 years The Quorum Group of companies has been privileged to work on a number of Canada's greatest landmarks. Each project varies from residential towers, corporate high rises, and commercial superstructures.

Being a concrete formwork company, we specialize in the construction of high-rise buildings. Our structural formwork division is looking to hire an experienced ‘Rigger’ to join our team.

**Responsibilities**:

- The main role of a tower crane rigger is to safely hook up loads for all trades on site and be able to communicate clearly to the operator where, when, and why a load is being moved
- Communicate and work with Site Foremen and Superintendents to take directions on daily tasks
- Communication with other trades and coordination of lifts
- Be familiar with the lifting capacities of the tower crane; ensure no load is lifted where the weight is unknown
- Follow and operate under site-safe work procedures for lifting, lowering, or moving equipment
- Communicate with the operator via two-way radio and/or hand signals during lifting and lowering procedures
- Ensuring that the loads are aligned in their new spot, properly leveled, and anchored so it does not move during use.
- Strictly adhering to safety regulations (swp) and precautions
- Ensuring that equipment/material from the loads are stored properly and is in good condition.
- Responsible for breaking down rigging equipment and storing it properly after he or she is done with a job, as this also enables him or her to set up more quickly when it’s time for another job
- wash out concrete buckets/ Chains are hooked up properly on the crane hook at the end of the shift/ Radios are being charged overnight/ Daily inspections of rigging/ equipment/ Fill out the Rigger log book daily/ Lock block test beginning of every shift

**Daily Tasks**:

- Daily job tasks rig loads of deliveries off trucks for the site with a crane.
- Hook and loads onto trucks to leave the site
- Place and pour concrete with the use of a concrete bucket
- Hook up forming columns load, land, stand, and strip
- Hook up Form deck tables, fly and land
- Load for other trades equipment/material

**Job Skills & Qualifications**
- Hard worker
- Able to lift over 50lbs
- Able to take direction
- Experience with Formwork equipment
- Peri, Doka, National Forming
- Experience in fast-paced high-rise projects.
- Valid Fall Protection Tickets
- Dedication to the project team and time-oriented goals of the project
- Familiar with large-scale construction sites
- Able to work well with others and deal if there is a change of plans on short notice

**Working conditions**
- Overtime is available to those who want it
- Long-term, steady, year-round work based on the projects.
- Working at heights.
- Must be able to stand, crouch, kneel, climb and walk for long periods.
- Exposure to hot and cold extremes. Must have appropriate gear for the weather.
- Exposure to noise, dust, and pollution.

**What we offer**:

- Be part of a growing business
- Year-round, full-time work
- Opportunities for advancement - wage increases and promotions are regularly extended to those who take initiative, work hard and take pride in producing quality work
- A genuine, respectful, and progressive work environment developed over 35 years
- Competitive pay depending on the experience level
- Medical / Dental & RRSP contribution

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kelowna, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- working on large-scale construction sites: 4 years (preferred)
- Formwork Construction: 4 years (preferred)
- Rigger: 4 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- BC Driver's License (preferred)
- Fall Protection Ticket (preferred)

Work Location: In person