Crane Operator

Wood; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

John Wood Group PLC is seeking a skilled heavy equipment operator in Texas. The role involves interpreting orders, reading blueprints, and safely operating equipment on active sites.

Responsibilities include rigging, crane signaling, inspections, load calculations, equipment movement, and excavation procedures, with emphasis on safety near utilities and accurate reporting.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and apply information from work orders, job orders, specifications, blueprints or drawings.
• Identify and demonstrate safe usage of hand tools and power tools for the job.
• Recognize materials used in the craft and demonstrate proper material handling techniques.
• Select and safely use equipment such as graders, front-end loaders, bulldozers, manlifts, forklifts, and company trucks.
• Demonstrate knowledge of safe rigging practices.
• Identify, explain and perform crane signals.
• Perform equipment inspections and daily reporting per company and manufacturer requirements.
• Read load charts accurately.
• Identify functions, operating characteristics and limits of heavy equipment.
• Recognize and communicate machinery maintenance issues.
• Follow procedures near utility lines.
• Ensure adequate site preparation for equipment and tasks.
• Obtain correct load weight and placement information before lifts or activities.
• Safely move equipment between locations.
• Shut down and secure equipment when unattended.
• Identify control functions of heavy equipment.
• Perform earthwork near underground lines with proper procedures.
• Identify soil types and their properties.
• Follow correct excavation procedures.

Job description

• Accurately interpret and applyinformation from work orders, job orders, specifications, blueprints or drawings
• Identify, recognize anddemonstrate safe usage of hand tools and power tools appropriate for the job
• Recognize various materials usedin the craft and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate materialhandling techniques
• Select and safely use appropriateequipmentfor the job which may include (but not limited to) graders, front-end loaders, bulldozers, manlifts, fork lifts, andcompany trucks
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices
• Identify, explain and performcrane signals
• Demonstrate ability to perform equipment inspections and daily reporting procedures consistent with thecompany’s and manufacturer’s requirements
• Demonstrate ability to accuratelyread load charts
• Identify functions, operatingcharacteristics and limitation of various pieces of heavy equipment
• Demonstrate ability to recognizeand effectively communicate machinery maintenance problems
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in appropriate procedures required when performing activities near utility lines
• Demonstrate ability to assureadequate site preparation for various types of equipment and tasks
• Demonstrate ability to consistently obtain correct load weight and load placement informationprior to performing any lifts or activities
• Demonstrate ability to safelymove equipment from one location to another
• Demonstrate appropriateprocedures in shutting down and securing equipment when it is unattended
• Identify and recognize thefunctions of control of various types of heavy equipment
• Demonstrate knowledge and skillsin appropriate procedures necessary when performing earth work in thepresence of underground lines
• Demonstrate knowledge and skillsin identifying various soil types
• Demonstrate knowledge and skillsin correct excavation procedures