Work Schedule: Varies by location. Must have open availability any time any day of the week. Length of employment is limited to job assignment and/or project duration.
Essential Skills (may include but are not limited to the ability to)
- Drive trucks to worksites.
- Place blocks and outriggers to prevent capsizing when lifting heavy loads.
- Start crane engine.
- Move levers and pedals to rotate crane on chassis to raise and lower crane boom and to raise and lower load-line.
- Operate crane according to signals from helper.
- Bolt boom sections together to extend or modify boom for pile driving or high lifting.
- Work with in precise limits and standards of accuracy.
- Follow oral and written directions.
- Work within company policy as outlined in the Lauren Engineers & Constructors Craft Handbook and in compliment with the LEC Human Resources Policy Manual, LEC Safety Manual and OSHA Safety rules.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor as needed.
Essential Qualifications
- Three (3) years minimum Field experience in trade
- Able to identify all hand signals, weight limits, safety regulations, and operating codes that are relevant for crane operation.
- Must have current drivers license and other certification if required by OSHA, state, or federal regulations
- Ability to work with others to achieve job goals
- Read, write and communicate using English language sufficient to perform job functions (other preferences will be given for special language skills where there is a business need)
- NCCER or NCCCO certified crane operator
Physical Requirements
- Stand or walk for long periods of time
- Use arms and hands to reach for, handle or manipulate objects
- Lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift items weighing more than 50 pounds with assistance
- Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds and other objects
- Stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
- See well (naturally or with correction)
- Eye-hand coordination
- Good physical fitness
- Good sense of balance
- Work at great heights
Tool Requirements
- Rain coat or poncho
- Steel toed work boots
Environment:
Construction Workers perform physically demanding work including lifting and carrying heavy objects, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling in awkward positions. Some work at great heights, or outdoors in all weather conditions. Some jobs expose workers to harmful materials or chemicals, fumes, odors, loud noise, or dangerous machinery. Some workers may be exposed to lead-based paint, asbestos, or other hazardous substances during their work especially when working in confined spaces. To avoid injury, workers in these jobs wear safety clothing, such as gloves, hardhats, protective chemical suits, and devices to protect their eyes, respiratory system, or hearing. While working in underground construction, Construction Workers must be especially alert to safely follow procedures and must deal with a variety of hazards.
Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. If you need accommodation for any of the employment process because of disability, please send an email to
hr@laurenec.com or call (800) 948-0142 to let us know the nature of your request.
Company Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Position
If you are interested in working Lauren and do not see any active positions above that meet your background, you may email us an unsolicited resume to be added to our Interested Persons Log at one of the email addresses below:
Email Address Group
craftjobs@laurenec.com Construction Positions (i.e. welders, pipefitters, millwrights, etc.)
adminjobs@laurenec.com Administrative Positions (engineers, superintendents, accounting etc.)
All offers of employment are contingent upon results of a background check and a pre-employment drug screen. Lauren is an equal opportunity employer. Lauren strives to recruit and employ the most qualified personnel and provide equal opportunities for advancement, including promotion and training, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexualnorientation, citizenship status, veteran status, and, to the extent provided by law, age, marital status, disability or any other protected class as defined by federal, state, or local laws. Lauren is committed to a workplace free from harassment, intimidation, and coercion at all sites and in all facilities where employees are assigned.
Lauren Engineers & Constructors
901 South First Street
Abilene
Texas United States
www.laurenec.com
All offers of employment are contingent upon results of a background check and a pre-employment drug screen. Lauren is an equal opportunity employer. Lauren strives to recruit and employ the most qualified personnel and provide equal opportunities for advancement, including promotion and training, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, and, to the extent provided by law, age, marital status, disability or any other protected class as defined by federal, state or local laws. Lauren is committed to a workplace free from harassment, intimidation, and coercion at all sites and in all facilities where employees are assigned.
