Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.

Other names for Crane and Tower Operators: Stripper, Tower Crane Operator, Tower Loader Operator, Tractor Crane Operator, Truck-Crane Operator, Whirley Operator, Woodyard Crane Operator, Wrecking Crane Engine Operator, Yard Crane Operator, Acid Crane Operator, Boom Cat Operator, Boom Crane Operator, Boomswing Operator, Bottom Crane Operator, Bridge Crane Operator, Burial Vault Deliverer and Installer, Cantilever Crane Operator, Cathead Operator, Charging Crane Operator, Cherry Picker Operator, Cinder Dump Crane Operator, Cinder Pit Crane Operator, Clamshell Operator, Coal Tower Operator, Coke Crane Operator, Crane Ladle Person, Crane Man, Crane Operator, Demolition Crane Operator, Derrick Boat Lever Operator, Derrick Boat Leverman, Derrick Boat Operator, Derrick Operator, Derrickman, Diesel Crane Operator, Dross Skimmer, Electric Crane Operator, Erecting Crane Operator, Gantry Crane Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Hot Metal Crane Operator, Hydrocrane Operator, Ingot Stripper, Ladle Crane Operator, Locomotive Crane Operator, Machine Operator, Material Handler, Mill Crane Operator, Mixer Crane Operator, Mobile Crane Operator, Mold Shaker, Mold Shifter, Mold Washer, Mold Yard Crane Operator, Monorail Charger Operator, Monorail Crane Operator, Monorail Operator, Operating Technician, Ore Bridge Operator, Overhead Crane Operator, Overhead Crane Truck Loader, Pig Machine Crane Operator, Pit Crane Operator, Port Crane Operator, Pouring Crane Operator, Power Crane Operator, Radio Control Crane Operator, Scrap Crane Operator, Scrap Drop Crane Operator, Scrap Drop Operator, Sorting Grapple Operator, Steam Crane Operator, Steel Crane Operator,

• Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacities in order to prevent overload.
• Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate cranes, cherry pickers, electromagnets, or other moving equipment for lifting, moving, and placing loads.
• Inspect cables and grappling devices for wear, and install or replace cables as needed.
• Clean, lubricate, and maintain mechanisms such as cables, pulleys, and grappling devices, making repairs as necessary.
• Inspect and adjust crane mechanisms and lifting accessories in order to prevent malfunctions and damage.
• Direct helpers engaged in placing blocking and outrigging under cranes.
• Load and unload bundles from trucks, and move containers to storage bins, using moving equipment.
• Weigh bundles, using floor scales, and record weights for company records.
• Review daily work and delivery schedules to determine orders, sequences of deliveries, and special loading instructions.
• Direct truck drivers backing vehicles into loading bays, and cover, uncover, and secure loads for delivery.
• Inspect bundle packaging for conformance to regulations and customer requirements, and remove and batch packaging tickets.

• Adjustable wrenches
• All terrain cranes
• Anemometers
• Power grinders
• Below the hook device
• Hammers
• Drum grabs
• Bench vises
• Rotary position sensors
• Linear position sensors
• Bridge cranes
• Hydraulic truck cranes
• Hoists
• Lifting hooks
• Earthmoving buckets or its parts or accessories
• Hammers
• Lifting hooks
• Box end wrenches
• Winches
• Track cranes
• Demolition hammers
• Draglines
• Punches or nail sets or drifts
• Pile drivers
• Impact wrenches
• Track excavators
• Welding masks
• Safety harnesses or belts
• Floor or platform scales
• Forklifts
• Tower cranes
• Tower cranes
• Grease guns
• Blocks or pulleys
• Jacks
• Demolition equipment kits
• Tower cranes
• Below the hook device
• Slings
• Lifting hooks
• Force or torque sensors
• Tower cranes
• Tape measures
• Track cranes
• Needlenose pliers
• Oil gun
• Open end wrenches
• Earthmoving buckets or its parts or accessories
• Demolition equipment kits
• Blow torches
• Paint sprayers
• Forklifts
• Screwdrivers
• Pile drivers
• Pneumatic impact wrenches
• Power drills
• Pressure or steam cleaners
• Blow torches
• Ear muffs
• Ear plugs
• Pry bars
• Punches or nail sets or drifts
• Ratchets
• Force or torque sensors
• Respirators
• Tower cranes
• Screwdrivers
• Rough terrain cranes
• Safety glasses
• Goggles
• Lifting hooks
• Hammers
• Slip or groove joint pliers
• Metal cutters
• Below the hook device
• Specialty wrenches
• Pressure or steam cleaners
• Screwdrivers
• Hazardous material protective apparel
• Grapples
• Pressure indicators
• Below the hook device
• Hydraulic truck cranes
• Turnbuckles
• Two way radios
• Calipers
• Wear testers
• Lifting hooks
• Wire brushes
• Wire cutters
• Touch screen monitors

Inventory management software

Data base user interface and query software

Industrial control software