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Rigger

Arqiva

Arqiva

Operations
West Midlands, UK · United Kingdom
GBP 42k-42k / year
Posted on Jul 21, 2025

Rigger

SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS, United Kingdom
and 1 more

Job Description

Rigger

Role Profile: As a Rigger you will play a vital role in supporting our team to ensure all of our antenna systems are maintained and installed to a high standard. You will work at height and travel between multiple sites across the Midlands.

Location: Travel required around West Midlands, Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and surrounding areas

Total Package

  • up to £42,000 base salary
  • Company vehicle
  • 5% Shift Allowance
  • Paid Over Time
  • 6% pension contribution
  • Private Medical
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance

Must haves:

  • Full/ Valid Driving license
  • Rigging Tall structures for winching personnel up the structure.
  • Working knowledge of mast and tower maintenance procedures, technical processes, standards and engineering practices related to area of expertise.
  • Experience of working at height gained on Towers/ Masts. up to 1000ft (300m)
  • Willing to travel throughout the UK
  • Prepared to stay away from your home location for periods of time

Might haves

  • RF Awareness
  • First Aid
  • Work at height training Inc. Mast rescue.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting the Antenna systems team to deliver preventative maintenance across a wide range of antenna systems
  • Completing preventative and corrective maintenance to the mast and tower infrastructure
  • Installing, operating, dissembling winch systems to support work on tall structures
  • Providing response to faults and technical issues, including emergency call out, to assist the Antenna systems Engineer to provide corrective maintenance
  • Completing support structure inspections and providing documented reports on findings
  • Providing supervision to 3rd parties requiring access to specific sites such as high-power UHF and MF sites
  • Maintaining accurate records, documentation and reporting of actions taken.
  • Generating maximum team efficiency through delivering bundled activities within skillset.
  • Seeking to upskill / develop to enable maximum benefit of preventing other truck rolls to site

We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast, and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform, directly shaping the future of connectivity.

Through our established infrastructure we ensure that media and data are delivered exactly where they’re needed most, whether it’s bringing content to your TV or radio or transmitting data from your smart meter to your utility provider - chances are our services are a part of your daily life, seamlessly connecting you through our behind-the-scenes technology.

With an impressive history and an innovative future ahead of us, leading the transition of global media distribution to cloud based solutions and creating scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors - you’ll have many opportunities to develop and grow your unique career with us.

Why Arqiva? Reward . Connection . Growth

At Arqiva, we believe in supporting you to be your best, both at work and outside of it. That’s why our rewards and benefits go far beyond your pay; take a look at our totalreward2025 booklet.

Here, you’ll find endless opportunities to connect, whether that’s with colleagues through our internal networks and events or by making a difference in the communities where we work.

And when it comes to your career, we’re committed to helping you grow. Whether you want to become a specialist in your field or climb to the top, we’ll support you every step of the way.

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Job Info

  • Job Identification 23898
  • Posting Date 05/15/2025, 05:12 PM
  • Degree Level No Formal Education
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Locations Sutton Coldfield Transmitting Station, Sutton Coldfield, WSTMID, B75 5JJ, GB