- Hiring continuously
- Jubail
- Full-time
Rigger jobs in Jubail
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
- Jubail, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Rigger work at Jubail. 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 Jubail
Jubail Industrial City is where AKFAL is based and where most of its crews work. The city holds the SABIC affiliates, Sadara, SATORP and dozens of petrochemical, fertiliser and steel plants, each with its own maintenance contractors and its own shutdown calendar. Crews live in AKFAL's camp nearby and reach site by company bus.
Plants and projects
- SABIC affiliates (Petrokemya, Kayan, Sharq, Kemya, Hadeed and others)
- Sadara Chemical Company
- SATORP refinery (Aramco – TotalEnergies)
- Sipchem, Tasnee, Advanced Petrochemical, Farabi
- Marafiq utilities and the Jubail desalination plants
- Amiral petrochemical complex (under construction)
Typical work
- Turnaround and shutdown crews for the petrochemical complexes
- Maintenance contracts on rotating equipment
- Piping fabrication and repair in the AKFAL workshop
- Scaffolding, rigging and crane hire inside running plants
- When demand peaks
- Shutdowns cluster in spring and autumn, when plants take their planned outages; demand for welders, fitters and scaffolders peaks from February to April and from September to November.
- Accommodation and transport
- AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
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 Jubail?
AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
How is salary decided?
Set from certificate level and experience, confirmed in the written offer. Not published.
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