Heavy Equipment Operator

1 day ago


Des Moines, Iowa, United States TransForce Full time
Job Summary:

As a Crane Operator at TransForce, you will be responsible for assembling and installing supporting structures, rigging, hoist, and pulling gear. You will attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare for moving using hand and power tools. Additionally, you will connect pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures with bolts, shackles, and clamps. Your tasks will also include cleaning and dressing machine and surface components, controlling movements of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, dismantling, maintaining, and storing rigging equipment, manipulating rigging lines and hoist to move or support materials, steel, concrete, etc., selecting gear, shackles, and cables according to load size, facilities, and work schedule, signaling or giving verbal directions to workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure the safety of workers and materials, and testing rigging to ensure safety and reliability before engaging in hoisting or lifting.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assemble and install supporting structures, rigging, hoist, and pulling gear
  • Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare for moving using hand and power tools
  • Connect pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures with bolts, shackles, and clamps
  • Clean and dress machine and surface components
  • Control movements of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces
  • Dismantle, maintain, and store rigging equipment
  • Manipulate rigging lines and hoist to move or support materials, steel, concrete, etc.
  • Select gear, shackles, and cables according to load size, facilities, and work schedule
  • Signal or give verbal directions to workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure the safety of workers and materials
  • Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability before engaging in hoisting or lifting

Requirements:

Skills and Qualifications:
  • Ability to respectfully confront people when needed and lead by example
  • Must pass drug test, fit for duty test, and background check

Preferred Qualifications:

Licenses and Certifications:
  • CDL - CLASS A OR B

Professional Certifications:
  • NCCCO
  • TWIC

Equal Employment Opportunity:

TransForce is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.

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