crane operator

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights

Work setting

• Urban area
• High-rise building construction sites
• Rural area

Tasks

• Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
• Clean and lubricate cranes
• Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
• Instruct apprentices
• Operate cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas
• Assemble tower cranes on site
• Operate gantry cranes to load and unload ship cargo at port side
• Operate locomotive cranes to move objects and materials at railway yards
• Operate bridge or overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials
• Operate offshore oil rig cranes to unload and reload supply vessels
• Operate cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials
• Operate dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines
• Perform routine maintenance work

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Tower Crane Operator Trade Certification

Type of cranes

• Tower crane, fixed or limited mobility

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Team player

Employment terms options

• Shift
• Morning
• On call
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime available
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week