Crane Operator

Granite Construction • Houston, TX

54d • Onsite

About The Position

Operates crane to lift and move building materials from ground areas to trucks to top of other structures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
• Proper certification required
• Appropriate training and experience required
• Read engineering drawing
• Practice good safety habits
• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings
• Follow instructions and meet set standards
• Judge distances and slopes accurately
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.
• Stoop, bend, and crouch
• Use hands, arms, and legs fully
• See well (either naturally or with correction)
• Lift up to 25 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist with lift plan.
• Pushes or pulls levers on control console to rotate counter-balanced horizontally-mounted boom to extend or retract trolley along boom, and to raise and lower hook to which loads are attached.
• Controls crane movement in response to hand signals or radio commands by supervisor or signaler.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED