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New York New Jersey Offshore Wind Training
New York New Jersey Offshore Wind Training
Annual Salary Range
    Example Job Titles
    • Crane Operator
    • Heavy Equipment Operator
    • Machine Operator
    • Mobile Crane Operator
    • Overhead Crane Operator
    • Port Crane Operator
    • Scrap Crane Operator
    • Winchman
    • Woodyard Crane Operator
    Jobs with Transferable Skills
    • Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
    • Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
    • Dredge Operators
    • Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
    • Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
    • Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining
    • Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
    • Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
    • Pile-Driver Operators
    • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
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    Crane and Tower Operators

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    Job Type:

    Crane and Tower Operators

    Typical Education:

    Apprenticeship/Postsecondary Training

    Skills:
    • Operation and Control
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Critical Thinking
    • Active Listening
    • Monitoring
    Typical Tasks:
    1. Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacities to prevent overload.
    2. Move levers, depress foot pedals, or turn dials to operate cranes, cherry pickers, electromagnets, or other moving equipment for lifting, moving, or placing loads.
    3. Inspect and adjust crane mechanisms or lifting accessories to prevent malfunctions or damage.
    4. Inspect cables or grappling devices for wear and install or replace cables, as needed.
    5. Direct helpers engaged in placing blocking or outrigging under cranes.
    Training Opportunities

    A day in the life of the #EDF Renewables UK #offshorewind operations team