Shipyard Heavy Equipment Operator

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!  At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.  

Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries.  Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!

Do you have experience operating Sennebogen equipment and/or an excavator? Do you enjoy working around the water or have experience with the shipyard industry? If so, this may be a great opportunity for you! Consolidated Grain and Barge offers overtime opportunities, great benefits and and amazing 401K match!

This job is primarily responsible for operating heavy machinery such as friction/hydraulic cranes, tractor/loaders, bobcat and/or overhead cranes.

In this job, you will:

• Fully participate in the company Safety Program and attend daily pre-shift meetings.  Responsible for personal safety and that of his/her fellow crew members.
• Perform all duties within compliance of OSHA, company safety, and environmental regulations; including wearing appropriate PPE for task being performed.
• Receive truck, communicate with driver and collect applicable information upon delivery.
• Direct truck drivers backing vehicles into loading bays, cover, uncover, and secure loads for delivery.
• Perform general clean-up including sweeping, shoveling, washing, painting and other general housekeeping responsibilities.
• Complete documentation timely, accurately and legibly.
• Dependent on facility and location, may be responsible for any variety of the following: loading and unloading of trucks and performing preventative maintenance and/or repairs.
• Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacities in order to prevent overload.
• Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate cranes, cherry pickers, chain slings, or other moving equipment for lifting, moving, and placing loads.
• Inspect cables and grappling devices for wear and install or replace cables as needed.
• Clean, lubricate, and maintain mechanisms such as cables, pulleys, and grappling devices, making repairs as necessary to prevent malfunctions and damage. Check fluids, hydraulic systems, alarm system, and rigging (chain slings).
• Direct helpers engaged in placing blocking and outrigging under cranes.
• Review daily work and delivery schedules to determine orders, sequences of deliveries, and special loading instructions.
• Set and remove material handling Bobcat in Barge.
• Report any illness, injury, and unsafe situations to the Foreman.
• Report all equipment failures to the Foreman.
• Mentor other potential operators.
• Other duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll need to be considered:

Education

Required - High school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

Required – None.

Preferred - 1 year experience working in an industrial environment with a dependable work record.

                   3 – 5 year’s operating hydraulic/friction cranes.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of computers and applicable software.
• Intermediate mathematical skills.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Ability to analyze problems and offer solutions.
• Ability to follow directions and use logical through process to interpret oral and written instructions, and troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to work well both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to use tools appropriate for assigned task.
• Ability to remain focused on exceptional customer service, both internally and externally.
• Ability to understand the financial implications of task(s) at hand.
• Ability to handle a high level of responsibility.