Assistant Rigging
| Division | Modder East |
| Business Unit | Engineering |
| Minimum experience | Entry Level |
| Company primary industry | Mining and Metals |
| Job functional area | Mining |
| Location | Springs, Gauteng |
| Closing Date | 20 December 2024 |
ASSISTANT: RIGGING X3 (GRADE A)
Eligibility Requirements:
- Eleventh grade or a comparable credential
- 2-3 years of expertise in engineering within a mining or industrial context is important and required.
- Proficiency in mobile crane hand signals
- Proficient understanding of all rigging and lifting apparatus
- Proficient understanding of SWL tags and nameplates
- Capability to work flexible hours and undertake standby responsibilities, including Sundays and public holidays.
- Capability to execute physical tasks (unassisted loading and unloading of equipment and materials, bending, climbing, etc.)
- South African Citizenship
Responsibilities:
- Deliver effective assistance within the Engineering Rigging Section
- Facilitate the attachment of loads to rigging for support or preparation for movement, utilizing hand and power instruments.
- Support the rigger in slinging, securing, low balancing, and communicating hand signals to the mobile crane operator.
- Facilitate the verification of compliance for all lifting equipment by conducting visual inspections of chain links, slings, and safety latches.
- Facilitate the installation, configuration, and maintenance of rigging, support structures, hoists, and pulling equipment, employing both hand and power tools.
- Verify that all mechanical lifting apparatus, including chain blocks and coffin hoists, are adequately oiled and prepared for operation.
- Verify that SWL badges and nameplates are prominently displayed on all lifting apparatus.
- Comply with organizational standards, policies, and protocols.
- Comply with MHSA standards and Gold1’s safety principle: “Nothing is so important that it cannot be accomplished safely.”