Crane Operator - Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Austin Industries, Inc.; La Porte, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries, Inc. in Texas is seeking a Crane Operator to operate stationary or traveling crane, lift and position loads, and follow safety procedures. This role requires NCCCO/NCCER certification, a TWIC card, and a valid driver’s license.

You will inspect equipment daily, perform basic repairs, complete tickets and paperwork, and work in industrial settings with strict safety requirements. Experience of 5 years in operating heavy equipment is required; applicants must be legally eligible

Qualifications

• 5 years of operating equipment in an industrial setting.
• Certification / License: NCCCO or NCCER, State issued Driver’s License and TWIC Card.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Operate stationary or traveling crane to lift, move, and position loads.
• Inspect crane for safety issues daily and perform basic repairs as needed.
• Complete job tickets and other required paperwork.

Skills

Safety-conscious

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Reading instructions

Tools

NCCCO/NCCER certification

TWIC Card

Driver's License

Job description

Job Category: Craft

Requisition Number: CRANE033933

• Full-Time

Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

Responsible for operating a stationary or traveling crane to lift, move, position, and reposition loads. Depresses buttons, lifts levers, and ensures load is safely attached to crane before making any lift. Erect structures, move products, equipment, or materials to and from industrial work areas by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manipulate or depress cane controls to regulate speed and direction of crane and hoist movement according to written, verbal, or signal instructions.
• Repair crane as needed.
• Inspect crane for safety issues daily and determine if any parts are malfunctioning.
• Cleans, maintains, and lubricates equipment.
• Complete job tickets, service quality summaries, and all other necessary paperwork.
• Lift, position and place machinery, equipment or other large objects at construction sites and industrial facilities.
• Place blocks and outriggers to prevent capsizing when lifting heavy loads.
• Move levers and pedals to rotate crane on chassis to raise and lower crane boom and to raise and lower load-line.
• Bolt boom sections together to extend or modify boom for pile driving or high lifting.
• Work within precise limits and standards of accuracy.
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards and obstructions such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects.
• Operate crane according to signals from rigger.
• Start engines, move throttles, switches, and levers, and depress pedals to operate machines.
• Maintain current NCCCO certifications to meet regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position..

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Certification / License: NCCCO or NCCER, State issued Driver’s License and TWIC Card.

Experience – 5 years of operating equipment in an Industrial setting.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy.The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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Qualifications

Experience

Required

5 years:

5 years of operating equipment in an Industrial

Licenses & Certifications

Required

TWIC Card

Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.