- Hiring continuously
- Ras Al Khair
- Full-time
Rigger jobs in Ras Al Khair
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
- Ras Al Khair, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Rigger work at Ras Al Khair. 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 Ras Al Khair
Ras Al Khair, 80 km north of Jubail, is Ma'aden's industrial city: phosphate and ammonia plants, the aluminium smelter and rolling mill, the desalination and power complex and the shipyard. It is heavy industry with long maintenance campaigns and a steady need for mechanical, electrical and rigging trades. AKFAL crews commute from the Jubail camp.
Plants and projects
- Ma'aden Phosphate and Ma'aden Wa'ad Al Shamal (ammonia, phosphoric acid, DAP)
- Ma'aden Aluminium smelter, rolling mill and casthouse
- Ras Al Khair power and desalination complex (SWCC)
- International Maritime Industries shipyard
- Port and bulk-handling terminals
Typical work
- Planned maintenance on kilns, mills and conveyors
- Electrical and instrumentation maintenance in the smelter
- Structural and piping repairs; heavy rigging
- Crane and telehandler hire for maintenance campaigns
- When demand peaks
- Ma'aden's maintenance campaigns run through the year with larger turnarounds in the cooler months; demand is steadier than in Jubail's shutdown peaks.
- Accommodation and transport
- Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
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 Ras Al Khair?
Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
How is salary decided?
Set from certificate level and experience, confirmed in the written offer. Not published.
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