Job Description

Riggers – Fawley Oil Refinery

Locations: Fawley Refinery, Southampton, Hampshire

Duration: 4 weeks initial contract

Hours: 10 hours per day - Monday to Friday - Saturday off - working Sunday

Employment: Temporary contract – PAYE

Rates: NAECI (Blue Book) Grade 5 – basic + holiday pay, overtime at Blue Book rates

• Basic Pay: £23.45 per hour + holiday pay (£2.82 per hour) - £26.27 per hour
• OT1: £32.83 per hour
• OT2: £42.21 per hour
• Accommodation: £53.39 per day - where applicable
• Bonus
• Travel & Fare - where applicable
• Radius allowance - where applicable

Lodge Allowance: NAECI lodge allowance + Travel & Fare

Start: Monday 19th October

The Role

We are currently recruiting multiple experienced Riggers for a 4 week project at Fawley Oil Refinery in Hampshire.

Riggers will carry out lifting, slinging and moving of plant, equipment, pipework and structural steel in a live refinery environment, working alongside mechanical trades and under the direction of the Lifting Supervisor and Appointed Person.

Duties Will Include

• Planning, preparing and carrying out lifting operations in line with approved lift plans
• Slinging and signalling loads for mobile and crawler cranes
• Selecting, inspecting and using lifting accessories (slings, shackles, chain blocks, lever hoists, beam clamps)
• Rigging, moving and positioning heavy plant, vessels, pipework and structural steel
• Installing and removing rigging gear, runways and temporary lifting points
• Using skates, jacks and tirfors for heavy moves and positioning
• Supporting mechanical trades with equipment removal and reinstatement
• Carrying out pre-use checks and reporting defective equipment
• Working in accordance with site permit-to-work systems, RAMS and refinery safety procedures
• Maintaining good housekeeping and a safe work area

Requirements

• CCNSG / ACE Card
• NVQ Level 3 in Rigging or equivalent recognised rigging qualification
• CPCS / NPORS Slinger Signaller (Rigger card advantageous)
• Previous experience as a Rigger in oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical or power generation environments
• Experience of heavy lifts and working to lift plans
• Good understanding of LOLER and safe lifting practices
• Experience working within permit-to-work systems on live sites
• Valid site safety certification as required by the project