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Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- High-rise building construction sites
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Construction site
Tasks
- Calculate crane capacities
- Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
- Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
- Perform pre-operational inspection
- Clean and lubricate cranes
- Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
- Instruct apprentices
- Assemble tower cranes on site
- Operate bridge or overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials
- Perform routine maintenance work
Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesᅠ
- Mobile Crane Operator Trade Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
Type of cranes
- Pile driver
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Hardworking
Screening questions
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Night shift premium
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers