Crane Operator - Journeyman

Description

Who We Are

Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services.

With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states - from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk - personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation - through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security. For more information, visit vigor.net.

HOURLY RATE: $40.45

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Crane Operator Journey Level job includes the following responsibilities and duties:

Technical Manuals: Interprets drawings, diagrams and writing pertaining to the safe and effective operations of equipment covered. Makes effective use of Technical Manuals to derive procedures and interpret operating limitations of equipment and machinery. Follows directions and procedures and interprets guidelines, graphs, charts, and diagrams to perform maintenance and other routine tasks

Weight, Force, Moments and Angles: Understands the use of vectors in force triangles to determine the tensions and compressions set up in the various types of weight handling equipment.

Weight Measurement: Uses area and volume multiplied by the known weight per cubic foot of a particular type of material to determine weight.

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