Crane Operator

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

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

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
• Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
• Operate dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines
• Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
• Perform routine maintenance work

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate
• Confined Space Entry Training
• Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of cranes

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

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan