Profession crane technician

Crane technicians assemble industrial and harbor cranes components. They install conveyors and controls. Crane technicians perform the final assembly on site and maintain and repair cranes.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Blueprints

  Must be able to read and understand blueprints, drawings and plans and maintain simple written records.

• Mechanics

  Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

Skills

• Maintain crane equipment

  Ensure appropriate maintenance of crane equipment. Identify and report damage and malfunctions. Replace worn or damaged components if necessary.

• Secure crane

  Assemble and fix the crane and its elements so that they will not move, fall or cause damage under extreme weather conditions. Take the soil composition and stability into account.

• Interpret 2D plans

  Interpret and understand plans and drawings in manufacturing processes which include representations in two dimensions.

• Inspect crane equipment

  Inspect the suitability of cables, pulleys, and grappling devices that form parts of cranes. Ensure the ongoing maintenance of this equipment.

• Conduct routine machinery checks

  Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.

• Repair crane equipment

  Repair cranes and crane equipment, and replace defective components, parts and systems when necessary, using hand and power tools.

• Install electrical and electronic equipment

  Install equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work, or equipment to generate, transfer or measure such currents and fields. This equipment includes switchboards, electric motors, generators or direct current systems.

• Set up crane

  Set up cranes taking all safety measures into account.

• Install crane equipment

  Install industrial or harbor crane equipment such as conveyor belts, controls, cables and winches and assemble the final product on site.

• Follow safety procedures when working at heights

  Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.

• Read standard blueprints

  Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

• Interpret 3D plans

  Interpret and understand plans and drawings in manufacturing processes which include representations in three dimensions.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB