Crane Operative Guildford, England
Job description
Location: Guildford, Tees Valley, Birmingham
Contract: Fixed term
Hours: Full-time
Rate: Competitive rate (based on experience)
The Joseph Gallagher Group is a family owned business that delivers expertise whilst putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and quality, we understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in.
We are currently recruiting for several Crane Operatives to work across our UK sites.
As the Crane Operative, you will be required to:
- Operate travelling or stationary overhead cranes to lift, move, and position loads, such as machinery, equipment, products, and materials.
- Manipulate or depress crane controls to regulate speed and direction of crane and hoist movement according to instructions.
- Clean and maintain the crane and hoisting mechanism.
- Inspect the crane for defective parts and notify the supervisor of any defects or malfunctions.
To be successful in this position the Gantry Crane Operative must have:
- Tunnel shaft experience
- Blue CPCS Card - A64 Overhead Travelling Crane (Fixed Cab Control & Pendant category)
- Knowledge of civils construction practices, lifting plant and equipment
- Understanding of relevant information relating to different types of lifting accessories, i.e. markings, certificates, and thorough examination reports, etc.
- Knowledge of maintenance, inspection, thorough examination and testing requirements for lifting equipment and accessories
- Minimum 6 months experience operating a gantry crane
LIFE Culture
At the Joseph Gallagher Group, we're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our award-winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.
Equality and Diversity
The Joseph Gallagher Group are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at [email protected].
