Crane Operator-Spec Cranes

About Us

Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of core values:
Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is seeking a highly motivated professional to join our Maintenance Operations Resource Management team. Apply to this position if you’re seeking to work in a mission-driven, technically diverse and dynamic environment with a strong technical team focused on learning and continuous improvement.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Qualify as a NAVFAC P-307 Crane Operator on the Kesselring Site. This includes operating mobile cranes (wheeled and track type), telehandler, and various capacity bridge cranes to NAVFAC P-307 standards.
• Operate a variety of cranes including hydraulically operated mobile cranes, the derrick, crawler and rigger cranes, to perform complex blind hitches and lifts.
• Use in-depth knowledge of crane capacity, boom length, and crane operation to plan and execute crane work to instructions.
• Responsible for safe and efficient performance of all crane operations under operator’s direct control.
• Must maintain crane operator certifications as required per KAPL/KSO instructions.
• Qualify as a NAVFAC P-307 Crane Rigger. This includes in-depth knowledge of rigging gear such as routine inspections and load tests, maintaining the rigging loft and the issuance of gear to qualified workers on site.
• Work with the Millwrights when not operating cranes. Jobs include working with metal fabricating equipment such as a metal hydraulic shear, iron worker, metal brake, plate roller, drill presses and metal band saws.
• Additional work may consist of removing or replacing large pumps, electric motors, air handling units and maintenance equipment by using crane and non-crane rigging evolutions.

Note:

This position may require qualification as a Rigger as well as a Radiation Worker.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least 2 years of experience as a certified crane operator
• At least 2 years of related millwright experience

• Experience in the layout and fabrication of complex metal configurations
• Experience with the use of chain falls, slings, straps, shackles, table lifts, engine hoist, jib booms, load test equipment
• Demonstrated ability to follow verbal and written work directions as well as drawing sketches

• Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
• Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
• Personal & Medical Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Tution Assistance for Eligible Employees
• Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• Visit us online to view all NNL benefits!

$37.64 hourly

Jobs categorized as subject to a collective bargaining agreement will adhere to the pay rates, wage increases, progression schedules, and other parameters identified and negotiated in said agreements. Wages and other compensation details are subject to change based on negotiated changes to the collective bargaining agreements.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (FMP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor Corporation. Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities:
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Kenneth

A. Kesselring Site, and Naval Reactors Facility, and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees also have an established presence at numerous shipyards and vendor locations. For nearly 70 years, the Naval Nuclear Laboratory has developed advanced nuclear propulsion technology, provided technical support, and trained world-class nuclear operators to ensure the safe…