Key Accountabilities
- Ensure that the lifting equipment / gears in use are validated and with current color coded.
- Proactive co-ordination with the requestor for all rigging needs
- Assist Fabrication supervisor in developing project risk analysis for rigging related activities
- Coordinate with vessel supervisor for rigging plan / operation in order to formalize the optimum utilization of equipment and resources.
- Develop / review lifting operation plan
- Develop detailed completion program with manpower loading for rigging section
- Co-ordination of work progress with Project Manager, Owner’s representatives, Other trades and within the department.
- Develop / review manpower request and target report prepared by foreman
- Provide work done reports and descriptions to vessel supervisor.
- Proactive participation in identifying errors and effective reporting through NCIR system
- Train, motivate, appraise and provide feedback on training requirements to uplift the skill of subordinates
- Attend any training for any activity required by the department.
Qualification/Experiences & Skills
- Familiar with lifting equipment’s and SWL (safe working load).
- Able to do rigging calculation.
- Possess knowledge of MS office and Project Management skills
- Thorough knowledge in various types of steel works and steel structures erection/lifting procedure
- Should be conversant with applicable safe rigging and lifting practices.
- Knowledge and experience in ship repair and new building yard.
- Diploma in engineering or equivalent
- Familiarity with rigging/lifting operation with at least 5 years of experience as Foreman or Lead position.
Over the past 38 years Drydocks World-Dubai, a DP World Company, has become a leading provider of marine and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors. Conceived as an ambitious project under the guidance of H.H. Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum the late Ruler of Dubai, the yard is strategically located in a rapidly developing region of the world.
Drydocks World completes over 300 projects a year on average, with a record of handling 42 refurbishment projects simultaneously. The yard is spread over 200 hectares, 3 graving docks and 1 floating dock, with the largest dock capable of handling the world’s largest ship, and over 3,700m of berth space. It also boasts an in-house-built floating crane, which can lift 2,000 metric tonnes, including the weight of lifting gear for all types of heavy lift operations.
Innovative projects have been constructed in Drydocks World, breaking records for some of the largest new build offshore fabrication projects worldwide.
The yard has received numerous awards and accolades including the Dubai Quality Appreciation Award, The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award, Shipyard of the Year, and various HSE Awards including previously achieving the British Safety Council’s prestigious “Sword of Honor” on 11 occasions. Drydocks World aims to consistently deliver excellence and to achieve further success for the UAE’s maritime industry, positioning Drydocks World as an international yard of choice.
