Minimum of **5 years of recent, hands-on experience** operating cherry pickers, hydraulic cranes, aerial work platforms, boom lifts, or similar powered industrial equipment.
Demonstrated ability to safely operate aerial lift or comparable equipment in a manufacturing, fabrication, construction, or industrial environment.
Ability to perform and document pre-operation equipment inspections.
Ability to safely maneuver and position equipment in congested industrial work areas.
Ability to recognize overhead hazards, obstructions, personnel, equipment, and other potential hazards.
Ability to understand and follow equipment operating procedures and manufacturer requirements.
Basic understanding of equipment capacity, operating limitations, and safe operating practices.
Ability to work safely around overhead cranes, suspended loads, forklifts, trucks, machinery, and other industrial equipment.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
Basic math and measurement skills.
**NCCCO/CCO Mobile Crane Operator Certification – Telescopic Boom Crane (TSS/TLL), or equivalent nationally accredited crane operator certification recognized by OSHA, along with all required employer evaluation and personnel-hoisting qualifications.**
Must pass a pre-employment screening.
Ability to wear all required PPE for the position.
Ability to stand and walk throughout an **8–10 hour shift**.
Ability to work indoors or outdoors in year-round weather, including rain.
Ability to climb into and out of equipment repeatedly throughout a shift.
Ability to lift and carry **50 lbs. routinely and up to 75 lbs. occasionally** while utilizing all proper lifting procedures and practices.
Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, climbing, and working around heavy industrial equipment.
Ability to work at elevated heights for extended periods.
Ability to work around overhead cranes, suspended loads, forklifts, trucks, machinery, steel structures, and other industrial equipment.
Ability to work overtime, weekends, or extended shifts as production requirements dictate.