Container Crane Operator Drivers & Mobile Plant Operators

Understand the information displayed in loading charts showing the weight of shipments loaded in trailers. Read loading charts for the transport of larger items, dangerous materials or shipments that need …

Check products for quality on the production line and remove defective items before and after packaging.

Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.

Employ rigging tools such as cables, ropes, pulleys and winches to safely secure high structures.

Provide assistance in the relocation of heavy loads; set up and operate a rigging system of ropes and cables in order to move heavy cargo.

Inspect the suitability of cables, pulleys, and grappling devices that form parts of cranes. Ensure the ongoing maintenance of this equipment.

Load and unload cargo onto ships. Oversee cargo loading and discharging operations.

Ensure appropriate maintenance of crane equipment. Identify and report damage and malfunctions. Replace worn or damaged components if necessary.

Operate cranes to move, position, lift or place machinery, equipment or other large objects at various locations.

Operate mechanical lever frames housed in signal boxes. Understand different applications of levers such as interlocking or signal receiving; read and comprehend the track diagram and signalling layout mounted above …

Organise the weight of loads to prevent overloading and imbalances in lifting equipment.

Perform high risk tasks and work that requires close adherence to specific rules and procedures to ensure safe operations.

Set up cranes taking all safety measures into account.

Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.

Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.

Be aware of your position and the space around you. Understand the relationship of objects around you when there is a change of position.

Demonstrate degrees of maturity by fully understanding one's own qualities and abilities which can serve as sources of confidence in different situations.

Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.

Ability to work confidently within a logistics team, with each member of the team fulfilling a role designed to increase the efficiency of the whole.