- Hiring continuously
- Dammam
- Full-time
Rigger jobs in Dammam
Certified riggers for lifting plans, slinging and signalling on cranes and plant lifts.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Dammam, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Rigger work at Dammam. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
Riggers at AKFAL plan and execute lifts with the rental fleet's cranes and on client shutdowns: selecting slings and shackles, calculating loads, signalling the operator and controlling the exclusion zone. A rigger who cannot show the lift plan is not sent to site — lifting is where the client's HSE team looks hardest.
What you will do
- Select and inspect slings, shackles, spreader bars and tackle
- Calculate load weight and centre of gravity; prepare the lift plan with the supervisor
- Signal the crane operator with standard hand and radio signals
- Control the lifting zone and tag lines
- Keep the rigging register and tag defective gear out of service
What we look for
- 3 years or more as a rigger on industrial or construction sites
- Rigger certificate (level II or III) from a recognised body
- Reads lift plans and load charts
- Physically fit for work at height
- Basic English or Arabic for radio signalling
Certificates that help
- Rigger Level II / III certificate
- Aramco rigger certification, if held
- Work-at-height training
- Banksman / signaller training
Working in Dammam
Dammam and the Dammam–Khobar–Dhahran metro area hold the Second and Third Industrial Cities, King Abdulaziz Port, power and desalination plants, and the regional offices of the EPC and maintenance contractors AKFAL works with. The work is more varied than in Jubail: factory maintenance, warehousing and logistics, utilities and camp services alongside plant trades.
Plants and projects
- Dammam Second and Third Industrial Cities (MODON)
- King Abdulaziz Port and logistics zones
- Qurayyah and Ras Tanura power and refining sites nearby
- Saudi Aramco and contractor headquarters in Dhahran and Khobar
- Steel, pipe and fabrication factories
Typical work
- Factory maintenance: mechanical, electrical and instrumentation
- Warehouse and yard operations with forklifts and telehandlers
- Heavy transport between the port, Jubail and project sites
- Fabrication and coating work for regional projects
- When demand peaks
- Demand is steady through the year with peaks when Jubail and Ras Tanura shutdowns pull crews from the region.
- Accommodation and transport
- Crews are housed in AKFAL accommodation in Jubail or Dammam depending on the contract, with daily transport.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes — three or more years rigging on industrial sites, with a certificate. Uncertified labour experience around cranes does not qualify.
Which certificates do I need?
A rigger certificate from a recognised body is required. An Aramco rigger card is the most valuable version for plant work in the Eastern Province.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Riggers already in the Kingdom with a transferable Iqama are mobilised first; overseas hiring runs through licensed agencies with no fee to you.
Hours and shifts
Follows the crane and shutdown schedule: day shifts normally, extended shifts with paid overtime during turnarounds.
Where would I live in Dammam?
Crews are housed in AKFAL accommodation in Jubail or Dammam depending on the contract, with daily transport.
How is salary decided?
Set from certificate level and experience, confirmed in the written offer. Not published.
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