Travel Crane Operator

Metromont LLC; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Metromont LLC in San Marcos, Texas, is seeking a hands-on crane operator/yard worker to support precast production operations at our location. You will be responsible for crane operation, product dunnage, and safe stacking to ensure efficient material handling in the yard.

The role requires understanding crane capacity, strict safety adherence, and teamwork with crew leaders and ground personnel. You will perform pre-op checks, coordinate with maintenance, and maintain a clean, compliant work

Qualifications

• Demonstrate understanding of crane capacity and safe lifting practices.
• Knowledge and maintenance of yard location system.
• Adhere to Metromont and OSHA safety rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate understanding of crane capacity and safe lifting practices.
• Demonstrate understanding of product dunnage and stacking practices.
• Knowledge and maintenance of yard location system.
• May include general supervision of material handlers.
• Conduct a pre-operational check on travel crane and perform cleaning/sanitization of cab daily.
• Communicate with group leader and maintenance any concerns that may arise from inspection of Mi-Jack.
• Operate travel crane in a safe manner following all safety guidelines and rules.
• Work in conjunction with crew leader and ground men in safely setting product on trailer or in stacks on the yard.
• Assist with setting timbers on trailers or in stacks on the yard and rigging when needed.
• Maintain travel crane in good clean condition and in operational mode and reporting maintenance needs when necessary.
• Perform preventive maintenance of the crane.
• Work as part of a team assisting others as needed.
• Adhere to all Metromont and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
• Housekeeping as necessary to maintain work area, tools, and equipment in a clean and orderly manner

Skills

Crane operation

Safety compliance

Team coordination

Equipment maintenance

Job description

Metromont - San Marcos, 5700 IH 35 South, San Marcos, Texas, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM | Expires Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM

Would you like to be part of a family who loves to take on exciting challenges? Metromont LLC has been one of the leaders in the construction industry for nearly a century and is currently accepting resumesto be part of our dynamic team!

Metromont was founded in 1925 on the principles of faith, honor, and passion, and almost 100 years later, those values are still the foundation of who we are and everything we do. A third-generation company with nearly 1,500 associates across six manufacturing facilities in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, and Texas, Metromont is a leader and pioneer in the engineering and manufacturing of precast concrete. Most of all, we’re a trusted partner, working side-by-side with our customers from the earliest stages of project design through turnover of the completed structure. In addition to the production of precast concrete, Metromont provides our customers with complementary design and engineering, hauling, erection, and field services to support their full construction needs. Across the eastern seaboard, the southeast, and even as far west as Arizona, our customers rely on us to provide innovative precast solutions and the best quality for their parking structures, data centers, multifamily housing, office buildings, warehouses, schools, and stadiums. And we do, because a trusted partner is who we are – and who we’ve been for nearly a century.

• Demonstrate understanding of crane capacity and safe lifting practices
• Demonstrate understanding of product dunnage and stacking practices
• Knowledge and maintenance of yard location system
• May include general supervision of material handlers
• Conduct a pre-operational check on travel crane and perform cleaning/sanitization of cab daily
• Communicate with group leader and maintenance any concerns that may arise from inspection of Mi-Jack
• Operate travel crane in a safe manner following all safety guidelines and rules
• Work in conjunction with crew leader and ground men in safely setting product on trailer or in stacks on the yard.
• Assist with setting timbers on trailers or in stacks on the yard and rigging when needed
• Maintain travel crane in good clean condition and in operational mode and reporting maintenance needs when necessary
• Perform preventive maintenance of the crane
• Work as part of a team assisting others as needed
• Adhere to all Metromont and OSHA safety rules and regulations
• Housekeeping as necessary to maintain work area, tools, and equipment in a clean and orderly manner

Metromont LLC (Company) is an equal opportunity employer.

The Company is committed to the spirit and letter of all federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to equal opportunity.

To this end, the Company does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including medical needs due to pregnancy, child birth or other medical conditions), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other protected status.

This Policy extends to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, as well as the use of all Company facilities.

The Company is also committed to making reasonable accommodations based on an individual’s disability, religion, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions (including, but not limited to, lactation), or any other protected status where a reasonable accommodation is required under the law.

No form of unlawful discrimination, unlawful harassment, unlawful refusal to reasonably accommodate or unlawful retaliation will be tolerated.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Metromont - San Marcos, 5700 IH 35 South, San Marcos, Texas, United States of America