Crane Operator - Columbus, OH

Position Summary
The Crane Operator is responsible for operating a mobile crane to lift, move, position, reposition loads, and unload crane accessories from trailer or support vehicles. Team collaboration is important as the Operator works with and receives direction from riggers and/or site supervision via verbal or hand signals to determine required load movement and will work as a ground crew depending on the tasks being performed.

Operators also allow appropriate safety procedures and maintain logs of vehicle repair status and working hours (FMCSA).

• Operate various types of cranes:
  All Terrain, Rough Terrain, Crawlers, Industrial, Hydraulic Trucks, Conventional Trucks, and Boom Trucks.
• Hydraulic Truck Crane Operators - operate diesel powered cranes which are mounted on truck type chassis, to lift material, objects, or personnel into place.
• Drives crane to work site and properly sets up per the manufacturer’s operators manual and company rules regarding cribbing/matting, cribbing blocks or mats as required to perform job requirements of customer.
• Direct activities of oilers, truck drivers or helpers in assembly and disassembly of the equipment.
• Place cribbing blocks and/or pads, moves levers and foot pedals to rotate super structure, raise and lowers boom to raise and lower cables.
• May operate crane according to signals from oiler or helper may bolt, pin boom sections together to modify boom lengths.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspections along with daily and monthly equipment inspections.
• Perform routine maintenance.
• Carry tools for running repairs.
• Properly barricades counterweight tail swing and working radius.
• Take complete charge of all safety pertaining to assembly, disassembly, and operation of crane. Wears PPE safety equipment.
• Understand and can fill out job ticket for customer to accept responsibility for jobsite and billing.
• Drive truck to worksites and unloads truck.
• Brief travel is expected. Normally nothing longer than a week.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Position Summary
The Crane Operator is responsible for operating a mobile crane to lift, move, position, reposition loads, and unload crane accessories from trailer or support vehicles. Team collaboration is important as the Operator works with and receives direction from riggers and/or site supervision via verbal or hand signals to determine required load movement and will work as a ground crew depending on the tasks being performed.

Operators also allow appropriate safety procedures and maintain logs of vehicle repair status and working hours (FMCSA).

Essential

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Operate various types of cranes:
  All Terrain, Rough Terrain, Crawlers, Industrial, Hydraulic Trucks, Conventional Trucks, and Boom Trucks.
• Hydraulic Truck Crane Operators - operate diesel powered cranes which are mounted on truck type chassis, to lift material, objects, or personnel into place.
• Drives crane to work site and properly sets up per the manufacturer’s operators manual and company rules regarding cribbing/matting, cribbing blocks or mats as required to perform job requirements of customer.
• Direct activities of oilers, truck drivers or helpers in assembly and disassembly of the equipment.
• Place cribbing blocks and/or pads, moves levers and foot pedals to rotate super structure, raise and lowers boom to raise and lower cables.
• May operate crane according to signals from oiler or helper may bolt, pin boom sections together to modify boom lengths.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspections along with daily and monthly equipment inspections.
• Perform routine maintenance.
• Carry tools for running repairs.
• Properly barricades counterweight tail swing and working radius.
• Take complete charge of all safety pertaining to assembly, disassembly, and operation…