Crane Operator

Job Summary

Operate hydraulic rough terrain cranes with a capacity of under 80 tons. As a crane operator, you will be responsible for lifting and moving materials, machines, or products in many directions.

Essential Duties

• Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacity to prevent overload.
• Move levers, depress foot pedals, or turn dials to operate cranes, or other moving equipment for lifting, moving, or placing loads.
• Inspect and adjust crane mechanisms or lifting accessories to prevent malfunctions or damage.
• Direct helpers engaged in placing blocking or outrigging under canes.
• Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
• Ensure loads are secured correctly before moving.
• Review daily work or delivery schedules to determine orders, sequences of deliveries, or special loading instructions.
• This position requires daily travel to various client worksites mostly within the State of Florida. 15% travel outside of Florida but within the United States. Frequent overnight travel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• Must have a NCCCO Certification.
• The employee must be capable of performing skilled labor for up to 12 hours a day.
• Must be dependable and operate with a high level of integrity.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

Other Information

• This is a non-exempt position.
• This position reports to a Superintendent.
• This position typically has no direct reports.
• This position is a safety sensitive in nature, which means employee performs duties so fraught with risks of injury to self or others, or environmental injury, that even a momentary lapse of concentration or attention can have disastrous consequences.
• Mid-State is proud to offer benefits to all of its full-time employees. Benefits available include; Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life and AD&D Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k), Vacation, Holiday pay, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Physical Requirements / Working Environment

• Location is at 2730 Mine and Mill Road, Lakeland, FL.
• This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work vary (Monday Sunday with some overnight work) and overtime is frequently required.
• Working environment is often in harsh elements (hot / humid and/or cold temperatures, rain, etc.) Industrial environments often have exposure to hazardous chemicals, moving heavy equipment, and other safety-sensitive hazards / risks. Must always be alert and able to safely perform the essential duties of the job without risking harm to oneself or others.
• While performing the duties of this job, you will:
  • Frequently use hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving materials, and manipulating things.

Other physical requirements include.

• Arm-Hand Steadiness ' The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity ' The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Control Precision ' The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Finger Dexterity ' The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Multi-limb Coordination ' The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Reaction Time ' The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Hearing Sensitivity ' The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• Near Vision ' The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Information Ordering ' The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Problem Sensitivity ' The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Depth Perception ' The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Extent Flexibility ' The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Oral Comprehension ' The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Static Strength ' The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 pounds.
• Visual Color Discrimination ' The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• Written Comprehension ' The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Auditory Attention ' The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
• Deductive Reasoning ' The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Far Vision ' The ability to see details at a distance.
• Inductive Reasoning ' The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Oral Expression ' The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Rate Control ' The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
• Speech Clarity ' The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Speech Recognition ' The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Visualization ' The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

• Mid-State maintains a firm commitment in providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees and quality services to its clients. Mid-State is a drug-free workplace. Must be able to pass a post-offer / pre-placement drug screen and job-related employment physicals. Must also submit to a post-offer / pre-employment background check that verifies criminal history.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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