Intermediate Rigger

Universal Cranes is a privately owned family business that operates mobile crane hire branches throughout Queensland and New South Wales. We have a fleet of 200 cranes ranging from 3T to 1200T, including minicranes, Frannas, all-terrains and crawler cranes. Universal Cranes began as a family crane hire business in 1993 and have grown to become a national crane hire company. We pride ourselves on maintaining a family business service culture while providing our clients with a national high capacity fleet.

We're looking for experienced Intermediate Riggers to join our Project & Heavy Lift Team, based out of Brisbane. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to broaden their experience working across multiple sites with a diverse fleet of crawler cranes along the east coast of Australia.

REQUIRED:

• A minimum of 5 years' demonstrated experience rigging a range of mobile and crawler cranes.

• Relevant tickets / Licence eg Intermediate Rigging Ticket (RI), Licence to perform dogging (DG), Elevated Work Platform (EWP), Forklift Licence, Working at Heights Ticket

• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively

• Availability for irregular hours (early starts, late finishes, night shift, weekend work) as expected in a crane industry

• Ability to work away for short duration (typically less than 1 week) as required to assemble and disassemble crawler cranes

• Demonstrated experience as a positive team contributor

• Professionalism in on site presentation and communication with Customers

• Maturity and ability to deal with multi-site, multi-cultural teams

PREFERRED:

• Prior experience in a crane hire business

• Prior experience rigging crawler cranes

Successful candidates will also be subject to the ability to pass pre-employment Medical and Drug & Alcohol Testing.

Universal Cranes is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. People from diverse backgrounds including people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.