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Overview
Work History
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Certification
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Robby Williams

Summary

Seasoned Rigging Foreman with a background in overseeing rigging operations, ensuring safety compliance, and efficiency. Strengths include solid leadership abilities, keen problem-solving skills, and thorough knowledge of rigging equipment and machinery. Holds a track record of successfully completing projects on time while maintaining high-quality standards. Proven effectiveness in team coordination, workflow management, and promoting safe working conditions.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Advanced Rigger

Turner Industries
Sulphur
01.2024 - Current
  • Move heavy equipment (Crawler Cranes, R.T.). Cranes and forklifts through confined spaces safely.
  • Tilt, dip, or turn suspended loads to avoid obstacles or hazards, such as overhead power lines and pipe racks.
  • Use chain falls, come-alongs, pneumatic tuggers, jacks, rollers, and air hoists.
  • Inspect and store rigging equipment before and after each use.
  • Performing duties while complying with OSHA, site regulations, and safety requirements.
  • Inspected completed job sites after lifts were finished to verify proper completion of tasks.
  • Evaluated existing structures for structural integrity prior to attaching any type of rigging system.
  • Reviewed job specifications and site conditions to determine appropriate rigging configurations.
  • Conducted regular maintenance checks on all equipment used in rigging operations as per company guidelines.
  • Maintained open communication with crane and other equipment operators to smoothly transport loads.
  • Coordinated daily workloads with crane operators to maximize efficiency during lifting operations.
  • Reviewed and interpreted load charts and calculated weight.
  • Ensured that all personnel involved in a lift operation had received appropriate safety training prior to beginning work.
  • Developed safe working procedures when handling heavy loads and materials.
  • Identified potential hazards associated with each lift job before work began and implemented strategies for mitigating risks accordingly.
  • Monitored performance of cranes while they were engaged in lifting operations to ensure smooth execution of tasks.

Crane and Rigging - Foreman

Performance Contractors
Morgan City
10.2023 - 02.2024
  • Oversee rigging operations.
  • Conduct a daily 'toolbox' meeting.
  • Coordinate and communicate with opposite shifts to address past or future issues and concerns.
  • Coordinate with other crafts in relation to job planning and daily quota expectations.
  • Manage and coordinate employees who operate lifting and rigging equipment.
  • Delegate the day-to-day working activities, ensuring that everything is done properly and safely according to facility, OSHA standards, and regulations, in a professional and timely manner.
  • Ensure that all employees are brought to designated working areas on time for the beginning of the shift, and check on them throughout the workday to ensure safety.
  • Ensure employees complete their workday safely, to return home to their families.
  • Reported project progress, site problems, and labor status to the upper management team.
  • Kept detailed progress records to hit strict deadlines and adjust plans.
  • Ensured all personnel were properly trained in the use of rigging tools, including slings, shackles, hoists, spreader bars and lifts.
  • Resolved conflicts between workers through effective communication strategies; mediated disputes when necessary.
  • Performed routine maintenance checks on cranes and other heavy machinery used in rigging operations.
  • Inspected rigging equipment and ensured it was safely installed in accordance with applicable standards.
  • Recruited and hired workers, in addition to supervising and monitoring daily performance.
  • Ordered additional supplies such as cables, slings, ropes, or clamps when needed for upcoming jobs.
  • Interpreted blueprints accurately to determine optimal placement for cranes and other large machinery used during complex lifts.
  • Reviewed project blueprints and specifications to determine number of workers needed to complete jobs.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.

Advanced Rigger

Worley Parsons Group
Sulphur
12.2021 - 10.2023
  • Move heavy equipment (Crawler Cranes, R.T.). Cranes and forklifts through confined spaces safely.
  • Tilt, dip, or turn suspended loads to avoid obstacles or hazards, such as overhead power lines and pipe racks.
  • Use chain falls, come-alongs, pneumatic tuggers, jacks, rollers, and air hoists.
  • Inspect and store rigging equipment before and after each use.
  • Performing duties while complying with OSHA, site regulations, and safety requirements.
  • Inspected completed job sites after lifts were finished to verify proper completion of tasks.
  • Evaluated existing structures for structural integrity prior to attaching any type of rigging system.
  • Reviewed job specifications and site conditions to determine appropriate rigging configurations.
  • Conducted regular maintenance checks on all equipment used in rigging operations as per company guidelines.
  • Maintained open communication with crane and other equipment operators to smoothly transport loads.
  • Coordinated daily workloads with crane operators to maximize efficiency during lifting operations.
  • Reviewed and interpreted load charts and calculated weight.
  • Ensured that all personnel involved in a lift operation had received appropriate safety training prior to beginning work.
  • Developed safe working procedures when handling heavy loads and materials.
  • Identified potential hazards associated with each lift job before work began and implemented strategies for mitigating risks accordingly.
  • Monitored performance of cranes while they were engaged in lifting operations to ensure smooth execution of tasks.

Advanced Rigger

ALTAIR STRICKLAND
Westlake
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Move heavy equipment (Crawler Cranes, R.T. Cranes, and fork lifts) through confined spaces safely
  • Tilt, dip, or turn suspended loads to avoid obstacles or hazards, such as overhead power lines and pipe racks.
  • Use chain falls, come-a-longs, pneumatic tuggers, jacks, rollers, and air hoists
  • Inspect and store rigging equipment before and after each use
  • Performing duties while complying with OSHA, site regulations, and safety requirements
  • Inspected completed job sites after lifts are finished to verify proper completion of tasks.
  • Evaluated existing structures for structural integrity prior to attaching any type of rigging system.
  • Reviewed job specifications and site conditions to determine appropriate rigging configurations.
  • Conducted regular maintenance checks on all equipment used in rigging operations as per company guidelines.
  • Maintained open communication with crane and other equipment operators to smoothly transport loads.
  • Coordinated daily workloads with crane operators to maximize efficiency during lifting operations.
  • Reviewed and interpreted load charts and calculated weight.
  • Ensured that all personnel involved in a lift operation had received appropriate safety training prior to beginning work.
  • Developed safe working procedures when handling heavy loads and materials.
  • Identified potential hazards associated with each lift job before work began and implemented strategies for mitigating risks accordingly.
  • Monitored performance of cranes while they were engaged in lifting operations to ensure smooth execution of tasks.

Advanced Rigger

S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.
Nederland
04.2020 - 05.2021
  • Move heavy equipment (Crawler Cranes, R.T.). Cranes and forklifts through confined spaces safely.
  • Tilt, dip, or turn suspended loads to avoid obstacles or hazards, such as overhead power lines and pipe racks.
  • Use chain falls, come-alongs, pneumatic tuggers, jacks, rollers, and air hoists.
  • Inspect and store rigging equipment before and after each use.
  • Performing duties while complying with OSHA, site regulations, and safety requirements.
  • Inspected completed job sites after lifts were finished to verify proper completion of tasks.
  • Evaluated existing structures for structural integrity prior to attaching any type of rigging system.
  • Reviewed job specifications and site conditions to determine appropriate rigging configurations.
  • Conducted regular maintenance checks on all equipment used in rigging operations as per company guidelines.
  • Maintained open communication with crane and other equipment operators to smoothly transport loads.
  • Coordinated daily workloads with crane operators to maximize efficiency during lifting operations.
  • Reviewed and interpreted load charts and calculated weight.
  • Ensured that all personnel involved in a lift operation had received appropriate safety training prior to beginning work.
  • Developed safe working procedures when handling heavy loads and materials.
  • Identified potential hazards associated with each lift job before work began and implemented strategies for mitigating risks accordingly.
  • Monitored performance of cranes while they were engaged in lifting operations to ensure smooth execution of tasks.

Advanced Rigger

Turner Industries
Lake Charles
07.2018 - 02.2019
  • Move heavy equipment (Crawler Cranes, R.T.). Cranes and forklifts through confined spaces safely.
  • Tilt, dip, or turn suspended loads to avoid obstacles or hazards, such as overhead power lines and pipe racks.
  • Use chain falls, come-alongs, pneumatic tuggers, jacks, rollers, and air hoists.
  • Inspect and store rigging equipment before and after each use.
  • Performing duties while complying with OSHA, site regulations, and safety requirements.
  • Inspected completed job sites after lifts were finished to verify proper completion of tasks.
  • Evaluated existing structures for structural integrity prior to attaching any type of rigging system.
  • Reviewed job specifications and site conditions to determine appropriate rigging configurations.
  • Conducted regular maintenance checks on all equipment used in rigging operations as per company guidelines.
  • Maintained open communication with crane and other equipment operators to smoothly transport loads.
  • Coordinated daily workloads with crane operators to maximize efficiency during lifting operations.
  • Reviewed and interpreted load charts and calculated weight.
  • Ensured that all personnel involved in a lift operation had received appropriate safety training prior to beginning work.
  • Developed safe working procedures when handling heavy loads and materials.
  • Identified potential hazards associated with each lift job before work began and implemented strategies for mitigating risks accordingly.
  • Monitored performance of cranes while they were engaged in lifting operations to ensure smooth execution of tasks.

Advanced Rigger

CB & I/ McDermott
Hackberry
01.2016 - 05.2018
  • Move heavy equipment (Crawler Cranes, R.T.). Cranes and forklifts through confined spaces safely.
  • Tilt, dip, or turn suspended loads to avoid obstacles or hazards, such as overhead power lines and pipe racks.
  • Use chain falls, come-alongs, pneumatic tuggers, jacks, rollers, and air hoists.
  • Inspect and store rigging equipment before and after each use.
  • Performing duties while complying with OSHA, site regulations, and safety requirements.
  • Inspected completed job sites after lifts were finished to verify proper completion of tasks.
  • Evaluated existing structures for structural integrity prior to attaching any type of rigging system.
  • Reviewed job specifications and site conditions to determine appropriate rigging configurations.
  • Conducted regular maintenance checks on all equipment used in rigging operations as per company guidelines.
  • Maintained open communication with crane and other equipment operators to smoothly transport loads.
  • Coordinated daily workloads with crane operators to maximize efficiency during lifting operations.
  • Reviewed and interpreted load charts and calculated weight.
  • Ensured that all personnel involved in a lift operation had received appropriate safety training prior to beginning work.
  • Developed safe working procedures when handling heavy loads and materials.
  • Identified potential hazards associated with each lift job before work began and implemented strategies for mitigating risks accordingly.
  • Monitored performance of cranes while they were engaged in lifting operations to ensure smooth execution of tasks.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Rigging operations
  • Load calculations
  • Equipment inspection
  • Safety compliance
  • Employee training
  • Daily planning
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team leadership
  • Lift coordination
  • Hazard identification
  • Worksite assessment
  • Effective communication
  • Time management
  • Hoisting techniques
  • Weight distribution
  • Wire rope handling
  • Personnel supervision
  • Rigging inspection
  • Sling selection
  • Lift planning
  • Heavy lifting
  • Crane operation
  • Signal communication
  • Lifting techniques
  • Job site assessment
  • Heavy machinery operation
  • Time management abilities
  • Teamwork
  • Adaptability
  • Precise mechanical control
  • Problem-solving
  • Loading and unloading trucks
  • Reliability
  • Equipment operation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Forklift
  • Mechanical

Certification

  • NCCER Advanced Rigging
  • Leadership Initiative
  • NCCER All Purpose Crane

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Advanced Rigger

Turner Industries
01.2024 - Current

Crane and Rigging - Foreman

Performance Contractors
10.2023 - 02.2024

Advanced Rigger

Worley Parsons Group
12.2021 - 10.2023

Advanced Rigger

ALTAIR STRICKLAND
05.2021 - 10.2021

Advanced Rigger

S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.
04.2020 - 05.2021

Advanced Rigger

Turner Industries
07.2018 - 02.2019

Advanced Rigger

CB & I/ McDermott
01.2016 - 05.2018

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