Overhead Crane Operator

ZipRecruiter; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the steel industry is seeking Steel Operative / Overhead Crane Operators for a rotating shift role in Oldbury. This position involves operating cranes, loading/unloading materials, and ensuring quality during production. The role offers competitive hourly wages and reflects a genuine opportunity for temporary to permanent employment. Ideal candidates should have experience in the steel industry and be physically capable of performing demanding tasks.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years industrial manufacturing experience required.
• Physically able to perform repetitive lifting (30lbs-50lbs) and other physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operate overhead crane for slinging large bundles of tube.
• Load steel coils into process machinery and ensure quality checks.
• Record production data using the shop floor computer system.

Skills

Overhead crane experience

Steel industry experience

Mechanically inclined

Effective communication

Job description

Job Description

Major Recruitment are currently looking for Steel Operative / Overhead Crane Operators in the Oldbury area

Rotating weekly shift patterns:

£12.58ph - 6am till 2pm and 2pm till 10pm shifts

£13.58ph - 10pm till 6am shift

Please note you must work ALL 3 shifts on rotation, you cannot choose one shift only

Overtime:

First 2 hours overtime on weekdays = £15.48ph

Anything from 2 hours to 4 hours overtime on weekdays = £17.37ph

First 4 hours on a saturday £17.37ph

Anything over 4 hours on a Saturday £23.16ph

The role involves slinging large bundles of tube directly off the mill and operating an overhead crane to manoeuvre the bundles into storage.

This including loading and offloading bundles off lorries, also with the crane.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Floop Operator

• This is the Start of the manufacturing process.




• Using an overhead crane to load steel coils onto a mandrel and feed it into the rolling mill - Crane certification required in house course will be undertaken




• When the coil comes to an end, load another onto the mandrel and spot weld them together, this process continues throughout




• Recording of coils that are loaded and consumed throughout the shop floor computer system




• All training on overhead cranes will be provided for this part of the role to obtain an in-house license

Mair Packer

• Operate Uncoiler, Flattener, Shear Welder, and Accumulator




• Load steel coil into uncoiler, sheer/weld new coil to previous one, and keep line moving




• Alert to quality issues




• Use of a Micrometre and Vernier to check the size, thickness and quality of the product




• Check the length corresponds with the job card and record and book finished products on the shop floor computer system




• Banding machine to then band the tube at the end of the process




• Read and correctly use a measuring tape, micrometer, and caliper

Skills and Experience required:

• Overhead crane experience essential




• Steel industry experience




• 1-2 year's industrial manufacturing experience

• Mechanically inclined




• Effective communication - reading, speaking, writing, in English




• Physically able to stand and walk for long periods of time, perform repetitive lifting 30lbs-50lbs, overhead reaching, bending, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling

Immediate start available

Genuine 12 week temporary to permanent opportunity

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