Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
- Clean and lubricate cranes
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
- Instruct apprentices
- Mix, pour and spread materials
- Assemble tower cranes on site
- Assist heavy equipment operators
- Assist in aligning pipes during pipeline construction
- Operate locomotive cranes to move objects and materials at railway yards
- Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
- Operate bridge or overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials
- Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
- Operate offshore oil rig cranes to unload and reload supply vessels
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Operate cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials
- Pave and rake asphalt
- Assist in demolishing buildings
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
- Operate dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines
- Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
- Direct traffic at or near construction sites
- Read and interpret blueprints
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Persons with disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Older workers, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
