Description
Job Summary:
Operational and logistical support in cargo handling, ensuring safety and organization of lifting activities.
Key Highlights:
1. Essential support in safety and preparation of lifting operations.
2. Responsibility for organizing and maintaining equipment.
3. Opportunity to develop expertise in cargo handling.
**Your main responsibilities will be:**
* Provide operational and logistical support for cargo handling activities, assisting in site preparation, accessory assembly, and maneuver signaling, ensuring the operating radius is clear and safe.
* Prepare cribbing materials, organize lifting accessories (cables, slings, and shackles), assist in area isolation, and perform cleaning and maintenance of the equipment set.
**Your main tasks will be:**
* **Site Preparation and Cribbing:** Position sleepers, steel planks, or wooden chocks at locations designated by the operator for equipment cribbing.
* **Handling of Accessories:** Sort and visually inspect slings, shackles, chains, and spreader beams before each use, reporting damage or wear.
* **Area Isolation:** Set up barricades and enclosures around the crane's swing radius using cones, tapes, or barriers to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering.
* **Jib Assembly Assistance:** Assist the operator in assembling and disassembling auxiliary booms (jibs) and counterweights.
* **Signaling and Guidance:** Use a guide rope to control load oscillation during lifting.
* **Cleaning and Maintenance:** Wash equipment, clean grease fittings, and organize toolboxes and supporting materials.
**Requirements:**
* Completed high school education;
* Prior experience or basic knowledge of cargo handling is desirable;
* Driver's license with Category B is desirable.
**Preferred qualifications:**
* Knowledge of performing basic rigging and safely using guide ropes.
* Visual ability to determine whether a load is balanced or whether an accessory is compatible with the specified weight.