About this role
About Austin Industrial
Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.
Position Title: Crane Operator/ Multi Craft
Job Summary: The Crane/Boilermaker is responsible for performing skilled boilermaker work while safely assisting with crane operations to support maintenance, turnaround, construction, and shutdown activities. This position involves the installation, repair, modification, and removal of boilers, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, structural components, and associated equipment while working closely with crane operators and rigging crews to execute critical lifts.
Crane and Rigging Responsibilities:
• Assist with crane setup and lift preparation activities.
• Inspect rigging equipment including slings, shackles, spreader bars, and lifting devices.
• Perform signal person duties during crane operations when qualified.
• Safely rig, lift, move, position, and secure heavy equipment and materials.
• Maintain awareness of load capacities, lift plans, and critical lift requirements.
• Coordinate with crane operators, supervisors, and craft personnel to ensure safe lifting operations.
• Assist in positioning vessels, exchangers, piping spools, structural steel, and heavy equipment.
Safety Requirements:
• Follow all company, client, OSHA, and site-specific safety procedures.
• Participate in Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and pre-job safety meetings.
• Properly use required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Maintain current credentials required by the project, including site safety training.
• Stop work when unsafe conditions exist and report hazards immediately.
Qualifications:
• Minimum 3+ years of industrial boilermaker experience.
• Experience supporting crane and rigging operations in industrial environments.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
• Knowledge of rigging practices and hand signals.
• Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in varying weather conditions.
• Must be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds and performing physically demanding tasks.
• Strong commitment to safety and quality workmanship.
• NCCER Boilermaker Certification.
• NCCER Rigger or Signal Person Certification.
• TWIC Card.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification.
• Experience in refinery, petrochemical, plant, or industrial construction environments.
• Experience operating JLG, man lifts, and other aerial access equipment.
Work Environment:
• Industrial construction, maintenance, refinery, petrochemical, and turnaround settings.
• Extended work hours, overtime, weekends, and shutdown schedules may be required.
• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions, elevated work areas, and heavy equipment operations.
Qualifications Required for this Position:
Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. NCCER certified and State Electrical License. Plant Maintenance experience preferred.
Certifications/ Licenses: NCCER, TDLR Electrical License, and DL
Experience: 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.
Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.
Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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No Third-Party Inquiries Please
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
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