Crane Operator

IMI Industrial Services Group•Athens, GA

About The Position

IMI Industrial Services Group is seeking a full-time Crane Operator local to the Athens, Georgia area. The role involves operating and inspecting cranes, rigging equipment, and large rigging forklifts, as well as installing, repairing, maintaining, assembling, and aligning industrial machinery and equipment. Work is performed according to construction plans, blueprints, and other drawings, using hoists, lift trucks, hand tools, and power tools. The operator applies intermediate mathematical skills and follows precise standards and logical procedures for planning work, solving problems, and making decisions based on quantifiable information. The role requires comfort working at heights and in indoor and outdoor industrial environments, including inclement weather and confined spaces. IMI describes its culture as a tight-knit family and emphasizes Safety, Integrity, Quality, and Production. The company states that safety is a commitment shared by its team and its customers. This description outlines the general nature and level of the work; employees may also be required to perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience with related equipment.
NCCCO certification for mobile crane operators.
Ability to work at heights without fear.
Ability to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, twist, and bend for extended periods.
Ability to use arms and hands to reach for, handle, or manipulate objects.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors, including during inclement weather.
Ability to climb in overhead structures and work beneath machines and in close quarters while performing analysis and repair work.
High safety awareness and the ability to recognize and escape dangerous situations.
Ability to climb a ladder and step into various pieces of equipment.

Responsibilities

Perform pre-operational inspections and maintenance checks of cranes, making minor adjustments and repairs as needed.
Monitor and maintain crane services as needed.
Inspect crane rigging and hardware.
Operate large rigging forklifts as needed to install equipment.
Install, repair, and maintain machinery and equipment according to construction plans, blueprints, and other drawings.
Assemble and install equipment such as shafting, conveyors, gearboxes, and pumps.
Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, calipers, and plumb bobs.
Use intermediate mathematical skills, including arithmetic and conversion between fractions and decimals, in performing job duties.
Work according to precise limits or standards of accuracy and use logical procedures to plan work, solve problems, and make decisions.