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  • NOC #72500

Crane Operator

Job Overview

You do the heavy lifting, not pumping iron but lifting thousands of kilograms of it at a time – pipe spools, heat exchangers, vessels, fare stacks…if it’s large and needed for construction or operations, then the energy industry needs you. You use different types of cranes or draglines to lift, move, position or place machinery, equipment and other large objects. Could you hang out in this job? If so, read on.

Crane operators operate cranes or draglines to lift, move, position or place machinery, equipment and other large objects at construction or industrial sites.

In the cab of a crane, these operators must manipulate a number of levers and pedals to rotate and raise this giant piece of heavy equipment to lift heavy loads and accurately and safely place these into the right spot. Sometimes, they may pick up a piece of equipment and hang on to it for hours as a crew adds additional pieces to the load.

Crane operators follow hand signals from crew members to place loads into tricky, sometimes out-of-sight target destinations. As the one at the controls, crane operators are also responsible for the safety of the site during lift operations. This means taking control and communicating directions to the crew.

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