Job Description
The Department of the Navy is seeking a Rigging Worker (WG 8) to join its team in San Diego, California. This role is critical to shipyard operations, supporting dry docking and launching of vessels, moving hefty machinery, and ensuring protected rigging practices.
As a Rigging Worker, you’ll perform alongside Journeymen Riggers and may lead lesser-skilled workers in installing, removing, and repositioning structural participants of ships, heavy equipment, and other loads.
You’ll direct crane operations using normal signals, decide correct gear placement to safe loads, and perform spot checks to verify compliance with established rigging approaches and safety protocols.
This role calls for the use of personal protective equipment and may involve exposure to hazardous materials, high noise levels, and unusual task hours covering nights, weekends, and holidays.
This role is perfect for people with hands-on rigging know-how who can operate with minimal supervision and are committed to safety and precision in a federal maritime environment.
Salary & Compensation
Estimated marketplace pay: $45,000 - $85,000 per year.
Qualification
To qualify for the Rigging Worker post (WG 8), you must display the capacity to perform the work without more than standard supervision. This is the screen-out element. Your background and training will be evaluated located on caliber, not necessarily length of time.
- Ability to do the function of the role without more than normal supervision (screen-out element).
- Expertise in rigging operations, such as dry docking and launching of ships.
- Knowledge of standard crane signals and secure load handling.
- Competence in determining placement of gear to guarantee loads are protected and balanced.
- Familiarity with protective equipment and safety practices in industrial settings.
- Aptitude to assist Journeymen Riggers or lead lesser-skilled workers.
- Experience with installation, removal, and repositioning of machinery or structural participants.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must be determined right for federal employment.
- Must participate in frank deposit cover scheme.
Role Responsibilities
Work with Riggers in dry docking and launching operations.
- Straight operations of cranes and similar equipment using usual signals.
- Work out placement of gear to assure loads are safe and balanced.
- Perform spot checks to assure established rigging ways and safety practices are followed.
- Employ protective equipment and clothing for perform assignments.
- Reveal proficient understanding of rigging to assist Journeymen Riggers or lead lesser-skilled workers.
- Install, take out, and reposition machinery, structural members of ships or buildings, weighty equipment, or other loads.
How to Apply
Build or log in to your USAJOBS account at usajobs.gov.
- Unseal the announcement (Post ID
- and click 'Register' to begin your application.
- Finish the online assessment questionnaire and attach your federal resume (2-page cap) and needed documents.
- Submit your finalize submission package by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on October 13, 2026.
- Monitor your submission status in USAJOBS under 'Submission Status'.
Additional Information
This role is full-time with a settle grade of WG 8, hourly rate $24.71
- $38.53.
- Multiple operate sites on offer: San Diego, CA; Pearl Harbor, HI; Portsmouth, ME; Philadelphia, PA; Norfolk, VA; Bangor, WA; Bremerton, WA; Everett, WA.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and pass a pre-appointment physical examination.
- May require a security clearance and random drug testing.
- Function may involve uncommon tours, overtime, and travel on military/commercial aircraft.
- Resumes must be no more than 2 pages; apply USAJOBS Resume Builder for best findings.
- Veterans claiming preference must submit DD-214 or equivalent documentation.
About Company
The Department of the Navy is a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for naval operations and maritime defense. It employs a diverse civilian workforce supporting shipyards, maintenance facilities, and administrative offices worldwide. This Rigging Worker role is piece of the Navy's shipyard operations, ensuring vessels are safely docked, launched, and maintained. Functioning for the Navy offers federal gains, role stability, and the prospect to contribute to national defense in a hands-on trade role.