Job for the future Crane Operators
Average hourly wage
$29.50
Job description
These individuals operate cranes or excavators. They lift, move, and set up machinery, equipment, and other large objects. They work for:
- Construction sites
- Ports
- Stations
- Surface mines
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Main tasks
- Carry out inspections before executing work.
- Calculate crane capacity in preparation for hitching and lifting.
- Operate equipment used for various purposes (driving piles into the ground, loading and unloading vessels, moving objects and materials, etc.).
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
Targeted regions
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- Capitale-Nationale
- Mauricie
- Estrie
- Montréal
- Outaouais
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Côte-Nord
- Nord-du-Québec
- Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Laval
- Lanaudière
- Laurentides
- Montérégie
- Centre-du-Québec
- All regions/national
More information
Last update: April 28, 2023
