Job Description
Position Summary: Tampa Bay Ship is looking for a qualified Marine Rigger to join our skilled workforce in Tampa, FL. This position focuses on executing complex rigging operations, ensuring the safe and precise handling of ship components and other heavy materials within the shipyard.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set up and execute lifts using cranes, hoists, and other rigging tools according to industry standards.
- Interpret load charts and perform weight calculations for rigging operations.
- Inspect and maintain rigging equipment, ropes, and slings for defects to ensure reliability.
- Work closely with crane operators, shipfitters, and other trades to coordinate movement of materials.
- Adhere to strict safety protocols and participate actively in all safety briefings and trainings.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills:
- Experience in marine rigging or a related field, with a thorough understanding of rigging techniques and equipment.
- Ability to read and follow rigging diagrams and load charts accurately.
- Strong teamwork capabilities and communication skills.
- Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and at heights.
Location: Tampa, FL, USA
Job Category: Marine Rigger
Experience Required: Candidates with prior experience in rigging, particularly in a maritime or shipyard context, are preferred. Relevant certifications in rigging are considered advantageous.
Experience
ampa Ship is a full-service conversion, overhaul and repair organization with facilities in Tampa, Florida.
Tampa Ship is conveniently located in the protected harbors of Tampa Bay directly accessible from the Gulf of Mexico via a 43 ft. (13.11m) channel, and is the largest, most complete shipyard between Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Tampa Ship fronts Sparkman Channel. Sparkman Channel is 43 ft. (13.11 m) in depth and 500 ft. (152.4 m) wide with a 700-ft. (213.36 m) turning basin and is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. One of the very few limitations to ship size we can handle is due to the Skyway Bridge at the mouth of Tampa Bay. This bridge limits the max height out of water (H.O.W) to 175 ft. (54.559 m).
The shipyard covers 62 acres (25.09 ha) and features four graving drydocks with 28-ft. (8.53 m) draft capabilities for ships up to 746 ft. (227.38 m) in length, and 24-ft. (7.31 m) draft for ships up to 907 ft. (276.44 m) in length, and a covered erection building 600 ft. (182.88 m) long, 145 ft. (44.20 m) wide and 115 ft. (35.05 m) high capable of 880T lifts.
Year-round warm weather, skilled craftsmen, and an extensive local network of experienced subcontractors combine to create the ideal environment for your next ship repair, conversion, or new construction project. A full range of utilities and services necessary for efficient production are provided.
The facility is served by the CSX Railway System and is just minutes from Tampa International Airport, interstate highways 4, 75, and 275. Tampa Ship is the logical choice.