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Crane Drivers
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£43,848
Median salary
New workers start around £19,593.92. Normal pay is £43,848 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £69,112.52.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths,
Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
Daily Tasks
- Oils and greases machine and checks ropes.
- Watches control panel for warning lights and indications of wind speed and direction and carrying capacity of crane.
- Lifts load or cage, or hauls object into required position and lowers or positions for ground workers to detach, unload or load.
- Manipulates levers, switches and pedals to rotate jibs into position and turns winding drum to raise or lower hook, bucket or other holding equipment.
- Starts crane or engine motor and checks that cables run freely and that brakes and drum(s) are working.
- Gives signals for movement of cage carrying workers/equipment.
Skills
Job postings
Active Listening
67
Learning Strategies
60
Critical Thinking
60
Monitoring
58
Reading Comprehension
56
Speaking
53
Active Learning
51
Writing
50
Mathematics
48
Science
25