Certified Crane Operator

Gilder Search Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 32,980,000 - 44,083,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem $100/day

Travel/mileage reimbursement $0.50/mph

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Crane Operator to work on a hammer mill expansion north of Indianapolis, IN. You will operate a 60-ton Grove hydraulic crane, set up equipment and steel, and support a plant shutdown during the run.

This W2 contract offers per diem, travel/mileage pay, and long shifts. CCO certification with a large hydraulic endorsement is required, along with experience on similar cranes and availability for late August 2026 start.

Qualifications

• CCO certification with large hydraulic endorsement, current and unexpired.
• Experience operating 60-ton Grove hydraulic truck or rough terrain crane.
• Available to start week of 08.31.2026 and commit to full run, including shutdown.

Responsibilities

• Run a 60-ton Grove safely and within load chart as the sole crane on the expansion.
• Set up for each lift – configuration, counterweight, outrigger position, radius.
• Set equipment and structural steel for a new hammer mill building.
• Support the plant shutdown beginning 09.21.2026 with heavy crane use.
• Perform and document daily crane inspections.
• Coordinate lifts with the site superintendent and rigging crew.
• Work 50-hour weeks outside the shutdown window and finish the full run.

Tools

CCO certification with large hydraulic endorsement

60-ton Grove hydraulic crane

Rough terrain crane experience

Job description

jobalert | W2 CONTRACT | CRANE OPERATOR | INDUSTRIAL PLANT EXPANSION | North of Indianapolis, IN

A specialty industrial contractor needs a crane operator on a hammer mill expansion in north central Indiana. The work is setting equipment and steel for a new building, plus crane support through a plant shutdown in the middle of the run. The machine is a 60-ton Grove and it is the only crane on the expansion.

• $42.00/hour
• ~9 weeks anticipated | 5 days/week, 10-hour shifts
• ~10-day shutdown starting 09.21.2026 — 7 days/week, 12-hour shifts
• $100.00/day per diem, paid on 7 days
• $0.50/mile, mob in/out, paid on successful completion
• Requires CCO certification with large hydraulic endorsement [TLL]
• Project is about 1.5 hours north of Indianapolis, IN
• Start date: 08.31.2026

Overview

• Run a 60-ton Grove safely and inside the load chart, as the only crane on the expansion
• Set up for each pick — configuration, counterweight, outrigger position, radius
• Set equipment and structural steel for a new hammer mill building
• Support the plant shutdown starting 09.21.2026 — heavy crane use, 7/12s for about 10 days
• Perform and document daily crane inspections
• Coordinate lifts with the site superintendent and the rigging crew
• Work 50-hour weeks outside the shutdown window and finish the full run

Skills & Experience

Required

• CCO certification with large hydraulic endorsement, current and unexpired
• Experience operating the same or similar crane — 60-ton class Grove hydraulic truck or rough terrain crane
• Available to start the week of 08.31.2026 and commit to the full run, including the shutdown

Ideal

• Shutdown, turnaround, or outage experience — 7/12s for a sustained stretch
• Track record of finishing out-of-town runs, not short stints
• Equipment setting and steel work at an operating processing or manufacturing plant

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