Offshore Crawler Crane Operator | Various Offshore Vessels | Worldwide

Offshore Crawler Crane Operator needed on various Offshore vessels, worldwide. Employment is with our client, a drilling and construction contractor.

Position: Offshore Crawler Crane Operator.
Project: Various Offshore Projects.
Location: Worldwide. 
Contract duration: 12 months renewable.
Contract start date: Depending on availability.
Rotation: 56/28 days on/off or 90/30 days on/off project dependent.
Salary: Please indicate your realistic consolidated monthly wage expectations in EUR/ USD/GBP. 
Overtime: Applicable.
Working hours/ days: 12 hours per day / 7 days per week.
Insurances: Provided by Company.
Travel: According to Corporate Standards, Prepaid Economy class ticket at beginning, end of CNT and for each work leave rotation cycle.
Pre employment expenses: On Company's account subject to discussion.
Employment: Our client, a drilling and construction contractor. 

Job Description

• Operate the crawler crane on deck within the designed crane load capacity, in accordance with the derating tables applicable to existing weather and sea state conditions.
• Perform basket transfers where permitted and safe to do so.
• Hold the Offshore Crane Operator certification (level 2 for unsupervised inboard lifts; level 3 for unsupervised offshore lifts), except for junior crane operators under training, who are not permitted to perform unsupervised lifts until the appropriate certification is obtained.
• Be aware of the surroundings in terms of potential clashes with other vessel equipment.
• Be aware of crane limits in terms of reach and capacity.
• On vessels with multiple cranes, be aware of the interaction with other cranes and proactively intervene in order to avoid any interference during simultaneous operations.
• Interact with the superiors in order to define the lifting procedures.
• Report any crane equipment malfunctioning to own supervisor.
• Ensure that all safe work procedures for crane lifts are adhered to.
• Make daily inspection on the crane.
• Carry out daily routine maintenance to the crane and the operator's cabin.
• Keep a high level of housekeeping in the operator's cabin.
• Liaise with 2nd Engineer/Crane Engineer/Chief Electrician/Vessel Equipment Engineer on crane maintenance and performance, in order to ensure that repairs and preventive maintenance are carried out properly.
• Carry out weekly inspection of the crane in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
• Fill up the crane log book as required for all lifts above 50 ton.
• Stop the lifting activity if required on safety or technical grounds, if continuing could cause any damages or injuries.
• Report to the 1st Assistant, while taking instructions directly from the Deck Foreman or 2nd Assistant during lifting operations.

• Previous experience onboard heavy lift construction vessels as Crawler Crane Operator.
• English Language skills required.
• IMCA Logbook that reflects the experience stated in the CV. All filled pages should be uploaded, not only the cover.
• Stage 3 certification. Both valid and recently expired are accepted.