Boom Truck Crane Operator

Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language:
English
- Hours:
32 to 48 hours per week
- Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years
**Work site environment**:
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot
**Work setting**:
- Rural area
**Tasks**:
- Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
- Clean and lubricate cranes
- Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
- Perform routine maintenance work
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:
- Boom Truck Crane Operator Trade Certification
- Mobile Crane Operator Trade Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
**Type of cranes**:
- Hydraulic or telescoping boom
**Security and safety**:
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sound discrimination
**Own tools/equipment**:
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Team player
**Screening questions**:
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current level of study?
**Health benefits**:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)