Crane operators

Description

Crane operators operate cranes or draglines to lift, move, position or place machinery, equipment and other large objects at construction or industrial sites, ports, railway yards, surface mines and other similar locations. They are employed by construction, industrial, mining, cargo handling and railway companies.

Main tasks

Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials

Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting

Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures

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Operate cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas

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

May assemble tower cranes on site

Perform routine maintenance work such as cleaning and lubricating cranes.

Training

DIPLOMA OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES (DVS)

Conduite de grues

More information

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Other appellations:

apprentice mobile crane operator; boom truck crane operator; boom truck hoist operator; bridge crane operator; cantilever crane operator; cinder crane operator; climbing crane operator; climbing tower crane operator; construction crane operator; crane and hoisting equipment operator; crane hoist operator; crane operator; crane operator apprentice; crane operator, drilling rig; crawler crane operator; demolition crane operator; dragline crane operator; dragline operator - crane; drilling rig crane operator; electric crane operator; electric dragline operator; electric gantry crane operator; electric monorail crane operator; electrical equipment operator - derrick; floating crane operator; gantry crane operator; hoist operator - foundry; hoist operator (except underground mining); hoist operator, crane; hot metal crane operator; jib crane operator; ladle crane operator; locomotive crane operator; mechanical hoist operator; mobile crane operator; monorail crane operator; operator, boom truck hoist; overhead crane operator; pile driving crane operator; power crane operator; rail crane operator; railway car puller - crane; rigger (except shipbuilding and aircraft assembly); ship crane operator; skip operator; tower crane operator; tractor crane operator; truck crane operator; walking bridge crane operator; wrecking crane operator.