- Hiring continuously
- Jafurah
- Full-time
Rigger jobs in Jafurah
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
- Jafurah, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Rigger work at Jafurah. 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 Jafurah
The Jafurah gas field, south-east of Al-Ahsa, is being developed in phases by Saudi Aramco with international EPC contractors. It is a construction environment rather than a running plant: gas processing trains, pipelines, compression and utilities being built at the same time, which means sustained demand for welders, pipe fitters, riggers, scaffolders, electricians and certified operators over several years.
Plants and projects
- Jafurah gas processing plant and compression facilities
- Field gathering pipelines and well sites
- Utilities, power and water infrastructure for the field
- EPC contractor camps and laydown yards
Typical work
- Construction crews for piping, structural and electrical scopes
- Pre-commissioning and commissioning support
- Crane, telehandler and heavy-transport hire to EPC contractors
- Camp and catering services for project workforces
- When demand peaks
- Project phases set the demand rather than plant shutdowns; mobilisation runs in waves as each package moves from civil to mechanical to commissioning.
- Accommodation and transport
- Workforces live in project camps at the field; AKFAL mobilises crews from Jubail with transport and accommodation arranged under the contract.
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 Jafurah?
Workforces live in project camps at the field; AKFAL mobilises crews from Jubail with transport and accommodation arranged under the contract.
How is salary decided?
Set from certificate level and experience, confirmed in the written offer. Not published.
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