Crane Operator

The Prolift Rigging Company; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus program that pays for performance

401(k)

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Vacation and Holiday Pay

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Additional personal and professional benefits

Job summary

A leading rigging and lifting solutions firm in Lynchburg, Virginia, seeks a Crane Operator to provide hoisting services. Responsibilities include crane operation, rigging setup, and safety testing of equipment. Candidates should have a high school diploma, possess a CDL, and demonstrate strong communication and safety awareness. The company offers competitive salary, bonus programs, and comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and 401(k). This role requires willingness to travel and compliance with safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Must understand safety procedures and demonstrate good safety awareness.
• Willing to travel.
• Must pass a drug test and background check.

Responsibilities

• Assembles and installs supporting structures and rigging gear.
• Connects load to rigging and moves materials.
• Signals workers for hoisting and moving loads.
• Tests rigging for safety before lifting.
• Controls movements of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces.
• Dismantles maintains, and stores rigging equipment.
• Manipulates rigging lines and hoist to move or support materials, steel, concrete, etc.
• Selects gear, shackles, and cables according to load size, facilities, and work schedule.
• Signals or gives verbal directions to workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety.
• Tests rigging to ensure safety and reliability before engaging in hoisting or lifting.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Lead by example and address issues respectfully.
• Complete ProLift Specific, Regulatory and Equipment training through LMS.
• May be required to complete 3rd party and customer training for on-site access.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication Skills

Reasoning Ability

Safety Awareness

Willing to travel

Drug test & background check

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

CDL – CLASS A or B required

OSHA 10 -preferred

NCCCO Rigger a plus

TWIC-preferred

Tools

CDL – CLASS A or B

OSHA 10

NCCCO Rigger

TWIC

Job description

OUR PURPOSE

To acknowledge and glorify God by living in submission to Him as we steward His resources, giving Him thanks through the meaningful work we do, and directing the profits of our business to the redemptive work He is doing on the earth.

OUR MISSION

To be the best full-service lifting, rigging, and relocation solutions company, enabling total project success for teams that construct, move, or maintain mission-critical plant, machines, and equipment.

Best is:

• Loyal and growing customers that consider us the best.
• Aligned, engaged, value-driven, and effective team members doing whatever it takes to achieve our mission.
• Esteemed by the participants in our industry.
• High return on capital.

OUR CORE VALUES

• Safety - Evaluate risk, plan to mitigate it to protect customers, our team, the public, and property.
• Focus - Focus on the potential of our customers and fellow teammates, working for their success as if our success is on the line.
• Ingenuity - Think about, discuss, and implement ideas that make us better.
• Superintend - take seriously the opportunity to wisely invest time, talent, and capital for the benefit of others.
• Respect - Soberly respect others and the work we do. Both matters.
• Diligence - Remember that any meaningful goal is achieved through dogged persistence and staying engaged.
• Teamwork - We are a team that needs each members' contribution to achieve our mission.

JOB SUMMARY

The PLR Crane Operator is responsible for providing lifting and hoisting services to customers by performing crane setup, pre-operation inspection, rigging, and crane operation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assembles and installs supporting structures, rigging, hoist, and pulling gear
• Attaches load to rigging to provide support or prepare for moving using hand and power tools.
• Connects pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures with bolts, shackles, and clamps.
• Cleans and dresses machine and surfaces of parts
• Controls movements of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces
• Dismantles maintains, and stores rigging equipment
• Manipulates rigging lines and hoist to move or support materials, steel, concrete, etc.
• Selects gear, shackles, and cables according to load size, facilities, and work schedule.
• Signals or gives verbal directions to workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure the safety of workers and materials.
• Tests rigging to ensure safety and reliability before engaging in hoisting or lifting.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Ability to respectfully confront people when needed and lead through example.
• Individuals will be expected to complete ProLift Specific, Regulatory and Identified Equipment training through our internal LMS system.
• Individuals may be asked/required to complete 3rd party and customer required training to gain on-site access.
• Other duties as assigned.

PROLIFT RIGGING OFFERS

• Competitive salary
• Bonus program that pays for performance
• 401(k)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Vacation and Holiday Pay
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Other additional personal and professional benefits are available.

Required Qualifications

• Communication Skills
• Reasoning Ability
• Must understand safety procedures and demonstrate good safety awareness.
• Willing to travel
• Must pass a drug test and background check

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• CDL – CLASS A or B required
• OSHA 10 -preferred
• NCCCO Rigger a plus
• TWIC-preferred

EOE/AA Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran