Crane Operator (Floating Plant)

Crane Operator (Floating Plant)

R&D Maintenance Services, Inc

Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway (Mississippi & Alabama)

R&D Maintenance Services, Inc. provides operations and maintenance services on U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects throughout the southeast - since 1980. We are the Operations and Maintenance Contractor for the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway providing machinery and facility maintenance and repair on several hundred miles of waterway and 9 locks / dams / spillways on the system. R&D is an EEO Employer. We provide an excellent working environment and an attractive employment package including competitive salary and company paid employee health insurance, vacation, sick leave and retirement plan, ten (10) paid holidays, extended training, and extended certifications. EEO. Must pass drug screen, federal background and MVR checks.

General Description :

Permanent, full-time position conducting floating plant crane operations reporting to the Captain - Clamming, snagging, material / personnel lifts, and equipment maintenance. Floating plant - M / V Tenn-Tom Towing Vessel (M24745X - 160 long tons) and SAM2301 crane barge - performing maintenance on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway utilizing a new Liebherr HD8300 lattice-boom crawler crane. Standard work schedule is 4, 10-hour days (Monday through Thursday - overnight on vessel Mon-Wed). Occasional routine overtime and 14-30 days of 12hr. shifts during scheduled, annual lock maintenance closures.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS :

• Operate the crane with clamshell to remove material from the channel, load onto barge, and unload onto shore.
• Operate the crane to move / load equipment or material from the dock to the barge, or from the barge to the lock wall, spillway deck, etc.
• Assist with floating plant operations and rigging when not operating or when the other operator is running the crane.
• Perform daily safety checks to ensure equipment is in safe operating condition. Inspect, clean, and perform operator level maintenance on equipment in accordance with the manufacturer requirements and company policy.
• Work with other floating plant crew to change out blocks, attachments, or wire rope.
• Participate in all lift planning as required.
• Operate mobile, hydraulic rough terrain crane (onshore or barge-mounted) when required by the project.

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