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CRANE OPERATORS - NOC 7371 Explained.

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shibuya

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You may be an operator of construction crane, tower crane, dragline crane, mobile crane, bridge crane, boom truck crane, climbing crane, gantry crane, a hoist operator or just a crane operator, you stand good chances of qualifying under the NOC List’s occupation of crane operators.

Operating draglines or cranes in order to move, life, place or position equipment, machinery and several other huge objects at the industrial or construction sites, railway yards, surface mines, ports and other such locations is the primary description that sums up the role played by crane operators. Mining, construction, railway, cargo handling and industrial companies are the probable employers of skilled workers under this NOC List occupation.

Chief duties performed by a crane operator are:

Operating tower and mobile cranes so as to move, lift, place or position materials and equipments
Perform inspections before the operations, in order to calculate capacities of the crane and weight, so as to prepare them for hoisting and rigging
Operating pile-driving cranes so as to drive pilings inside the earth to offer support to structures, like building
Operating cranes that are well equipped with dredging attachments. These help in waterways dredging as well as other areas
Operating gantry cranes in order to unload and load the cargo of the ship at the port side
Operating locomotive cranes so as to move materials and objects at the railway yards
Operating overhead or bridge cranes for placing, moving or lifting plant materials and machinery
Operating oil rig cranes for reloading and unloading of supply vessels
Operating cranes that are mounted over the barges or boats to place, move or lift materials and equipments
Operating dragline cranes for exposing ore deposits and coal seams at the mines with open pits
May also need to assemble cranes over the site
Performing routine work of maintenance, like lubricating and cleaning cranes
However, merely having an expertise of these duties is not enough, you also need to fulfill certain employment or educational requirements to qualify for this occupation that are given below:

Secondary school completion is normally required
Completion of an apprenticeship program (2-3 years) or college, industry or high school courses in operating of cranes is normally required
Trade certification is mandatory in Quebec as the hoist operator but in Saskatchewan, it is voluntary
Alberta and Manitoba provinces makes available and makes it compulsory to have Boom truck crane operator trade certification. However, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories makes it voluntary
Similarly, while New Brunswick makes it voluntary to have a Mobile crane operator (8-15 tons) trade certification, it is made compulsory by Ontario
Compulsion of Tower crane operator trade certification is made available in and restricted to Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta and is voluntary in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Labrador and Newfoundland
Trade certification is also available as the hoist operator of hydraulic crane but this is a voluntary requirement for British Columbia and Saskatchewan
Another compulsory certification in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba is Mobile crane operator trade certification, while this is voluntary in Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Provincial license may be required by operators of the mobile cranes to drive these cranes publicly on roads
Some employers may demand Internal company certification to serve as their crane operator
Further, interprovincial mobility is possible for the operators of the mobile crane through Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal). So, in case you fit well the above-mentioned role or occupation in its entireness, Canada immigration is not too far from your kitty. Grab this opportunity and apply for your immigration to Canada.
 

Maykel

Newbie
Oct 5, 2010
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Cranes and different Industrial Equipments operators is a difficult job to perform. One must always knows his or her duties for if not certain consequences happens like accidents and other things. One must always keep it in mind that even though the operation is hard it is always in their hand to prevent accidents and certain things to happen for they are the operators.
 

joemedz

Newbie
Jul 28, 2015
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Correct being a crane operator is a difficult task, experienced and techniques are required specially when handling dynamic lift which regularly done in offshore oil and gas industry.

Im an offshore crane optr for 3 years.