Crane Operator

About the Job:

• Alliance Steel is a growing full-service steel processing company, diversifying into steel tubing production. We are currently seeking a crane operator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adherence to Alliance Steel’s company rules, safety polices, and housekeeping regulations.
• Understanding and adherence to Alliance Steel’s mission statement, values, and quality guidelines.
• Manipulate or depress crane controls to regulate the speed and direction of crane and hoist movement according to written, verbal, or signal instructions.
• Complete job tickets, service quality summaries, and all other necessary paperwork.
• Lift, position, and place machinery, equipment, or other large objects at sites.
• Place blocks and outriggers to prevent capsizing when lifting heavy loads.
• Move levers and pedals to rotate the crane on the chassis, raising and lowering the crane boom and the load line.
• Bolt boom sections together to extend or modify the boom for pile driving or high lifting.
• Work within precise limits and standards of accuracy.
• Operate the crane according to signals from the helper.

Operating Duties:

• Operates a crane in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.
• Uses the crane to lift, move, position, and reposition the load and ensures the load is safely attached to the crane before moving the load up or down.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under general supervision. 
• Reports to a supervisor or manager.

Additional Information:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty and follow verbal instructions and training. 
• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The descriptions here represent those that must be met/encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.