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Form of workUniversal Cranes is a privately owned family business that operates mobile crane hire branches throughout Queensland and New South Wales. We have a fleet of 200 cranes ranging from 3T to 600T, including minicranes, Frannas, all-terrains and crawler cranes. Universal Cranes began as a family crane hire business in 1993 and have grown to become a national crane hire company. We pride ourselves on maintaining a family business service culture while providing our clients with a national high-capacity fleet.
We are seeking experienced Riggers and Pick & Carry Crane Operators to support our Universal Cranes operations in Gladstone for upcoming shutdown works.
We offer candidates:
- A dynamic working environment
- Competitive rates of pay
- Career development
- Potential to roll into fulltime positions for the right candidates
Reporting to the Gladstone Operations Manager the qualifications and experience are required as below.
REQUIRED:
- A minimum of 5 years’ demonstrated experience rigging and/or operation for pick and carry cranes
- Relevant tickets / Licence e.g. Basic Rigging Ticket (RB), Heavy Rigid truck Licence (HR), Elevated Work Platform (EWP), Forklift Licence, Working at Heights Ticket, Crane Licence (CN)
- Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively
- Availability for irregular hours (early starts, late finishes, night shift, weekend work) as expected in a crane hire business
- Demonstrated experience as a positive team contributor
- Professionalism in on site presentation and communication with Customers
- Maturity and ability to deal with multi-site, multi-cultural teams
- Prior experience on shutdowns and/or mobile crane hire business
PREFERRED:
- Prior experience on shutdowns in the Gladstone region
- Availability to travel for short durations (<1mon) to support other Universal Cranes branches if required
- Intermediate Rigging ticket an advantage
- Heavy Combination (HC) or Multi Combination (MC) truck license
- Current 3 site medipass an advantage
- Current inductions and/or experience working at industrial sites in the area e.g: Rio Tinto Yarwun, BSL, Gladstone Ports Corporation, QAL, etc.
Successful candidates will also be subject to the ability to pass pre-employment Medical and Drug & Alcohol Testing.
Universal Cranes is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. People from diverse backgrounds including people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Please apply via seek or get in touch via our website: https://universalcranes.com/about/careers/
