Tower Crane Operator
- Coquitlam, BC, Canada
$52.1600 to $56.0000 CAD · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $52.1600 to $56.0000 CAD
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience operating a crane
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Description:
Join the CapWest team as a Crane Operator. With long-term partnerships at our core, we deliver high-quality results safely, on time and within budget. Your contributions to the team will shape how we build with technology forward, innovative outcomes that will continue to make an industry impact.
Perks and Benefits:
- Comprehensive Benefits Package that provides extended health care, dental care, vision care, life insurance and critical illness.
- Continuous learning opportunities with an annual educational allowance.
- Generous referral program ranging from $500-$2,500 depending on business need.
- Regular consistent team-building activities and events.
- Discounts to local amenities and vendors.
- Discounted hotel stays in multiple locations through our Hospitality offerings.
What Will You Do?
- Safely operate a crane while maintaining communication with the ground crew for safe and efficient rigging and unrigging
- Ability to perform pre-operational inspections including Field Level Hazard Assessments (FLHA), calculating cranes' capabilities and weight to ensure you have the proper equipment for rigging and hoisting.
- Understanding the crane's load chart, notes and warnings and being able to calculate or determine the crane's actual net capacity for all possible configurations of the machine.
- Competent in completing all necessary pre-job paperwork as well as log book following the completion of the job
What You Bring.
- Minimum 3 years of experience operating a crane
- A Tickets, B Tickets or Journeymen Red Seal Tower Crane Certification
- Must hold a valid class one driver's license
- Must understand the functions and limitations of the crane
- Have the ability to problem solve and handle high-stress situations in a professional manner
- Oversee the crane's general condition and notify management when maintenance is required
- Staying alert and maintaining a high level of concentration
- Ability to assess situations and identify potential hazards
- Represent the company, resolve customer concerns, and keeping a positive attitude
- Mechanical ability to make minor repairs when necessary
Salary Range:
$52.1600 to $56.0000 CAD
About The Company:
Founded on more than 35 years of collective professional experience, CapWest is specialized in meeting the modern needs of the growing construction industry in North America. We provide integrated solutions for clients across diverse industries, following an efficient and cooperative approach, and always delivering project certainty. We believe it is the culmination of our passion for providing world-class construction and construction management services, while also fostering long-term relationships that yield exceptional and innovative outcomes that continue to shape the industry.
AI Use:
This role may involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support research, analysis, content development, design, reporting, or operational efficiency. Employees are expected to use AI responsibly and in compliance with company policies, data privacy requirements, confidentiality obligations, and applicable laws.
All AI-generated or AI-assisted outputs must be reviewed for accuracy, quality, and appropriateness before use. Employees are also expected to disclose when AI tools have been used in the creation of work and must not present AI-generated content as solely their own original work.
How To Apply:
Please apply through the link on the job posting and attach your resume and any other required documents.
We thank all applicants for your interest in the CapWest. Note that only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Tower Crane Operator at Cap West Forming Ltd will run the crane safely and talk with the ground crew during rigging. The role also includes pre-lift inspections, checking the crane's load limits, and finishing the paperwork and logbook for each job.
Requirements
Cap West Forming Ltd needs candidates with at least three years of crane operating experience, a tower crane certification (A, B or Red Seal tickets) and a valid class one driver's licence. Candidates must read load charts, solve problems under pressure, and handle minor mechanical repairs.
Skills
- Tower crane operation
- Crane rigging and unrigging
- Load chart interpretation
- Load capacity calculation
- Pre-operational inspection
- Field Level Hazard Assessment (FLHA)
- Hazard identification
- Crane log book
- Minor mechanical repair
- Radio communication with ground crew
- Problem solving
- Situational awareness
- Pre-job paperwork
Benefits
- Extended health care
- Dental care
- Vision care
- Life insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Annual educational allowance
- Employee referral bonus
- Discounts with local vendors
- Discounted hotel stays
Categories
- Construction
- Transportation
- Engineering
Keywords
- tower crane operator
- crane operator
- tower crane
- load chart
- rigging
- hoisting
- lifting
- crane certification
- red seal
- class 1 driver
- construction
- crane safety
- FLHA
- pre-operational inspection
- load capacity
- construction industry
- heavy equipment
Seniority
Mid level
Perks
- Performance bonus
- Employee discount
- Remote work allowance
Licences and certifications
- A Tickets
- B Tickets
Tools
- tower crane
- load chart
Languages
- English