crane operator

Job Description

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years or equivalent experience

Work Environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty

Work Setting

• Docksides
• Urban area
• Willing to relocate
• Remote location
• Rural area
• Various locations
• Construction site

Tasks

1. Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
2. Clean and lubricate cranes
3. Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
4. Operate dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines
5. Perform routine maintenance work

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Confined Space Entry Training

Type of Cranes

• Climbing crane, fixed or limited mobility
• Conventional cable crane, wheeled
• Pile driver

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting

Personal Suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Team player
• Hardworking

Health Benefits

Health care plan

Work Term

Permanent

Work Language

English

Hours

30 to 40 hours per week