HC - Operator - Crane - Hyd <80T

Requirements

• Follow all health, safety, and environmental requirements
• Perform cleanup duties
• Perform material handling and storage duties
• Identify, use, and care of common hand and power tools
• Use and care of craft specific tools and equipment
• Knowledge and application of craft related mathematics
• Knowledge and use of safety standards and best safety practices relevant to rigging, Inspection of rigging equipment and hardware
• Knowledge and application of common hitches, Emergency stop signal, Basic crane hand signals, Knot tying (bowline & clove hitch), and use of rigging equipment relevant to craft specific tasks
• Identify equipment types
• Perform equipment inspection, service and maintenance as required
• Read and use equipment operator's manual
• Assist with scheduled service and maintenance
• Perform equipment assembly and disassembly
• Assist with critical lift design as required
• Calculate capacities from load/capacity chart
• Inspect rigging configuration for safe lifting operations
• Selection of equipment for safe lifting operations
• Perform critical lifts as required
• Identify components and controls of equipment
• Ability to respond to equipment emergency procedures
• Requires valid certification to operate crane(s) and proven, verifiable experience as a crane operator
• Observes load hook up and determines safety of load
• Manipulates crane controls to regulate speed and direction of crane and hoist movement according to written, verbal, or signal instructions
• Cleans and maintains crane and hoisting mechanism(s)
• Inspects crane for defective parts and notifies supervision of defects/malfunction
• Loads, transports, and unloads materials, tools, equipment and supplies
• May assist in lifting, positioning, and securing materials and work pieces during installation
• Performs minor maintenance or cleaning activities of tools and equipment
• Safely operates crane and hoist mechanism(s); plans and coordinates crane movement and set up