Deck Foreman

Valaris Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Valaris Limited is seeking an experienced Crane Operator for offshore duties. The role requires formal crane operation certification and the ability to work on complex lifting operations aboard offshore rigs.

You will be responsible for safety leadership, inspecting gear, coordinating lifts, and training crew. A High School diploma is required and two or more years of certified crane operation experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma is required.
• Two or more years as a certified Crane Operator; offshore experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lifting operations and ensure lifts are within load limits and correctly rigged.
• Inspect and train crane crew to inspect safety gear and equipment, adhering to lock-out/tag-out procedures.
• Maintain crane record books and monitor sea and weather conditions for safe loading/unloading.
• Assist in orientation and training of new crew on helicopter safety and general safety protocols.

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Crane Operator

Job description

Qualifications/Experience

• High School diploma

• Two (2) or more years as a certified Crane Operator with prior offshore experience preferred.

Behaviors

As part of our commitment to fostering a high-performance culture, employees are expected to align their actions and decisions with the principles outlined in our Behavioral Framework. This framework serves as the foundation for our organizational culture and guides our behaviors to drive better outcomes across the company. Employees are responsible for incorporating these behaviors into their daily actions, relationships, and decision-making to help manage expectations, strengthen relationships, and contribute to the overall success of the organization.

Our five behaviors that define our culture are:

Analyze & Plan – Being deliberate in understanding and describing the problem to solve and using information from a range of relevant sources to develop solutions that are effective and evidence-based.

Collaborate– Collaborating effectively, sharing ideas, and leveraging one another’s strengths based on trust, transparency, and empathy, creating an environment where everyone’s input is valued.

Communicate – Communicate clearly with all employees and stakeholders, ensuring active listening, understanding, and timely information sharing.

Learn, Grow & Adapt – Building organizational capability through our own learning and development while coaching others and supporting others to adapt, learn, and develop.

• Responsible for safety as well as that of the crew.

• Attends and participates in all pre-tour, post tour, and weekly safety meetings.

• Demonstrates and promotes Safety Leadership for team members.

• Inspects and trains crane crew to inspect safety apparatus and equipment.

• Understands and adheres to correct lock-out, tag-out procedures.

• Ensures all lifts are within load limits of equipment and are correctly rigged, and lifting gear is properly color coded prior to use.

• Assists in the orientation and training of new Roustabouts regarding helicopter safety, high noise area safety, appliance use, lifeboat assignment, general alarm, etc.

• Assists in organizing, planning, and monitoring the work of the crane crew.

• Oversees the inspection of slings, cables, straps and the crane structure prior to lifting operations.

• Oversees preventive maintenance as required to ensure safe and continual service of the cranes.

• Assists in corporate and regulatory body inspections.

• Maintains up-to-date crane record books.

• Monitors sea and weather conditions for safe loading and unloading.