Overview
· Job Description: The rigger is responsible for fabricating slings
· Essential Job Tasks: Standing, lifting up to the heavy range from floor to waist level, above shoulder work, pushing and pull force into the heavy range, complex upper extremity movements including wrist and forearm rotation into the heavy range.
· Specific Job Tasks: Wire Rope Terminology, Strength and Flexibility of Wore Ropes, Wire Rope Terminations, Factors Causing Rope Deterioration, Rope Removal Criteria, Wire Rope Examination Procedures, Practical Examination of Wire Ropes, Combined Effects of Rope Deterioration Criteria, Recording and Reporting for Safety.
Job Demand Category and Definition:
· Degree of Self-Supervision Required: Predominantly self-supervised throughout the shift (may contact supervisor to obtain work direction as needed).
· Deadline Pressures (time pressure): Time pressure is moderate: there is frequent pressure to meet deadlines or work within time constraints and/or the volume of work is high and the work pace is moderately fast.
· Attention to Detail: Significant attention to detail or concentration required for many tasks or intense attention to detail or concentration required for some tasks.
· Performance of Multiple Tasks Required: Some responsibility for multiple tasks, but with very clear guidelines or cues about when to perform each task.
· Exposure to distracting stimuli: High degree of distracting stimuli are present for the majority of the shift or for any portion of a shift where it is essential to work effectively despite distracting stimuli (i.e. very noisy, busy environment with multiple stimuli).
· Need to Work Co-operatively with Others: The majority of work requires close co-operation with others.
· Responsibility and Accountability Required: Errors in judgment or attention could create serious difficulty or significant expense.
· Reading Literacy: Minimal reading ability is required in order to recognize single words, short phrases, or names.
· Written Literacy: Required to compose text in which accurate grammatical construction and spelling are not essential, e.g. messages, forms, lists.
· Numerical Skills: Required to carry out basic arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction.
· Verbal Communication: Basic communication skills are required to comprehend and communicate information at a basic level within well-defined parameters, e.g. communicate status of job task with supervisor.
· Memory: Moderate/basic memory ability is required to recall information that is harder to remember because it is recalled infrequently, or because there are time constraints within which to recall the information.
· Workload Classification: Medium-Heavy workload level (primarily lifted weights do not exceed 100lbs) However, push/pull forces to fabricate the eye of the sling can exceed 100lbs of force depending on the size of the wire.
· Workplace Description: Two level warehouse facility with concrete floors. Work is primarily performed inside the warehouse with rare outdoor work requirements in the summer months.
· Unionized: No
Vehicle Use: Forklift use
Indoors/Outdoors: 90% indoors, 10% outdoors (during summer months to retrieve wire)
Temperature: Variable
Noise: Variable
Vibration: Dependent on equipment use, some equipment may admit some vibratory force
Lighting: Florescent overhead lighting.
Work Alone or with Others: Works with others
Breaks: 2x 15 minutes and 1x 60 minute lunch
Seasonal: Year round however job tasks and frequency may vary throughout the year depending on customer demands.
· Safety Equipment: Steel toe footwear, safety glasses, work gloves, safety vests (reflective)
· Job Type: Full-time
· Salary: to be discussed.
· Schedule: 8 hours, Monday to Friday overtime is optional
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $19.00-$27.00 per hour
COVID-19 considerations:
Employees must comply and wear masks during times of Covid-19 Nova Scotia health restrictions.
Work remotely: