Technical Crane Operator

Jobtailor; Lexington (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced crane automation professional to operate overhead cranes in remote, manual, semi-automatic, and automatic modes. You will monitor safety, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs while documenting actions and adjustments.

You should have automation/robotics expertise and be comfortable reading schematics and manuals, with experience in industrial environments, ideally steel mills. Strong teamwork and safety are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience or certification in automation, robotics, electrical, or data analysis.
• Experience in an industrial environment, preferably steel mill.
• Ability to read technical manuals and schematics.
• Ability to work well in cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.
• Familiarity with L2 WMS, L1 systems (including HMI screens, encoders, radars) and CCTV operations.

Responsibilities

• Operate overhead cranes from remote desk, remote control, or crane cabin.
• Operate crane in manual, semi-automatic, and automatic modes.
• Monitor safety equipment and control access to crane working area.
• Troubleshoot basic failures and assist maintenance for automatic cranes.
• Perform minor repairs and adjustments.
• Interact with HMI systems to identify equipment status, alarms, and setup operation modes.
• Utilize Level 2 systems to monitor performance and identify improvement areas.
• Maintain detailed records of actions, manual interactions and adjustments.
• Demonstrate willingness to learn new technologies and contribute to process enhancements.
• Ensure all work complies with industry safety standards and protocols.

Skills

Automation

Robotics

Electrical

Data analysis

Technical

Tools

L2 WMS

HMI systems

Encoders

Radars

CCTV

Job description

Responsibilities

• Operate automatic overhead cranes from remote control desk, remote control and crane cabin
• Operate the crane in manual mode, semi-automatic mode and automatic mode
• Monitor ground safety equipment’s and control access authorization on the crane working area
• Perform troubleshooting for basic failures and participate in trouble‑shooting together with maintenance for automatic cranes
• Perform minor repairs and adjustments
• Interact with HMI systems to identify equipment status, recognize and troubleshoot alarms, monitor crane operation and define setup and operation modes for cranes
• Utilize Level 2 systems for operation, monitoring system performance, identifying improvement areas, and applying best practices
• Maintain detailed records of actions, manual interactions and adjustments on automated cranes and systems
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn new technologies, adapt to evolving industry practices, and contribute to process enhancements
• Ensure all work complies with industry safety standards and organizational protocols

Requirements

• Proven experience or certification in automation, robotics, electrical, data analysis, technical fields
• Experience working in an industrial environment preferably in a steel mill or similar
• Ability to work well within cross‑functional teams and communicate effectively
• Experience operating overhead cranes, preferably in a steel mill or similar industrial environment
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals and schematics
• Familiarity with L2 WMS, L1 systems (including HMI screens, positioning monitoring with encoders and radars, and wireless network), and CCTV camera operations