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General Summary

Assists workers engaged in lubricating moving parts of crane or shovel with grease gun or oilcan, , cranes, power shovels, or other hoisting machines used to lift and move machinery, equipment, or materials. This job participates in on-the-job-training.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Lubricates moving parts of crane or shovel with grease gun or oilcan.

• Fixes hook, bucket, electromagnet, or demolition ball to crane, or affixes ripe, cable, chain, sling, or other grappling equipment or attachments to object being lifted or to lifting mechanism.

• Places blocking, out-riggers, or screw-jacks in position to hold crane or shovel upright when lifting heavy loads.

• Places supports in position to receive load.

• Signals operator, vocally or with hand signals, to guide operator in lifting and moving loads when view from crane or shovel cab is obstructed.

• Pushes or pulls load as it is lowered, until it is deposited in desired place.

• Secures load to trucks or railcars, using ropes, chains, or bands.

• May install extension sections to boom, using pins and cotter keys, or nuts and bolts. May lay track or timber runways on which tread-wheeled machines move.

• May drive truck-mounted crane from one work location to another.

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

• Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

• Follow specific directions

• Perform a variety of duties which may often change

• Work within standards of accuracy

• Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure

• Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Stand or walk for long periods

• Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects

• Lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds

• Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment

• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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