Crane Operator

granite; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction Incorporated in Houston, Texas is seeking a Crane Operator to lift and move building materials from ground areas to trucks and to the top of structures, ensuring safe, precise crane operations. You will read engineering drawings, follow lift plans, and operate crane controls, responding to signals from supervisors while maintaining safety in dusty, demanding environments.

An acceptable high school diploma or GED is required, along with proper crane certification and relevant

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
• Proper certification required
• Appropriate training and experience required

Responsibilities

• Assist with lift plan.
• Operate crane controls to move loads per plan.
• Respond to signals to control crane movement.

Skills

Read drawings

Safety awareness

Dusty environment

Instruction following

Distance judgment

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

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General Summary

Operates crane to lift and move building materials from ground areas to trucks to top of other structures

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Assist with lift plan.

• Pushes or pulls levers on control console to rotate counter-balanced horizontally-mounted boom to extend or retract trolley along boom, and to raise and lower hook to which loads are attached.

• Controls crane movement in response to hand signals or radio commands by supervisor or signaler.

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Certification

• Proper certification required

Work Experience

• Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

• Read engineering drawing

• Practice good safety habits

• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings

• Follow instructions and meet set standards

• Judge distances and slopes accurately

• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Stoop, bend, and crouch

• Use hands, arms, and legs fully

• See well (either naturally or with correction)

• Lift up to 25 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening.Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.