Experienced Rigger & EWP Operator – High Safety Netting

About the role

We are seeking an experienced EWP Operator and Rigger to join our installation and maintenance team, working on high safety netting projects at golf courses, sporting facilities, and other commercial sites. This is a hands-on, physically demanding role suited to someone who is comfortable working at significant heights, has strong rigging experience, and takes pride in delivering safe, high-quality installations. Based out of Melbourne, this role will require regular travel to project sites throughout Victoria, interstate across Australia, and to New Zealand, so flexibility and willingness to travel (including overnight and extended stays) is essential.

Key responsibilities

• Safely operate elevated work platforms (EWPs), including boom lifts and scissor lifts, to install, repair, and maintain high safety netting and fencing structures

• Perform rigging duties associated with the installation of netting systems, poles, cabling, and support structures at height

• Read and interpret site plans, engineering drawings, and installation specifications

• Install and tension high-strength netting to engineered specifications

• Conduct pole, cable, and structural rigging in line with safe work method statements (SWMS)

• Carry out routine inspections, repairs, and maintenance of existing netting and fencing installations

• Work collaboratively with site supervisors, engineers, and other trades to ensure projects are delivered on time and to specification

• Identify and report site hazards, ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with WHS/OHS legislation and company safety procedures

• Maintain EWP and rigging equipment in safe, serviceable condition

• Complete required documentation, including pre-start checks, incident reports, and job sheets

About you

• Proven experience operating EWPs (boom lifts and/or scissor lifts) in a commercial or construction environment

• Demonstrated experience as a rigger, ideally with exposure to netting, fencing, sports screens, or similar high-access structural work

• Sound understanding of height safety, fall protection, and rigging safety principles

• Strong physical fitness and comfort working at significant heights (up to 30+ metres)

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and site plans

• A safety-first mindset with a strong track record of compliance

• Good communication skills and ability to work well within a small team

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, including interstate and to New Zealand

• Valid driver's licence (manual preferred); truck or trailer licence highly regarded

• EWP Licence (Boom-type, valid Australian High Risk Work Licence) — essential

• Rigging Licence (Basic Rigging minimum; Intermediate/Advanced Rigging highly regarded) — essential

• Working at Heights certification

• White Card (General Construction Induction)

• Current Police Check (or willingness to obtain)

• Passport with no travel restrictions (for New Zealand travel)

About us

Country Club International Pty Ltd (CCI) has been Australia's leading designer and installer of high safety netting systems since 1992. We supply and install premium safety screens, containment netting, and sports fencing — including golf course ball containment, sports court screens, and industrial protection netting — for clubs, councils, sporting facilities, and commercial venues across Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia. Our projects include some of the tallest and most technically demanding netting structures in the country, with screens reaching up to 36+ metres in height, using premium netting systems.

Benefits

• Competitive salary/hourly rate based on experience

• Travel, accommodation, and meal allowances provided for interstate and NZ work

• Opportunity to work on unique, high-profile projects across Australia and New Zealand

• Ongoing training and development, including support to gain additional height safety and rigging tickets

• A supportive, safety-focused team culture

• Job stability with an established industry leader of over 30 years