Crane Drivers
About this career
£48,726
Median salary
New workers start around £33,793.78. Normal pay is £48,726 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £76,832.10.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
About this career
- 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.
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Learning Strategies
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Critical Thinking
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Monitoring
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Reading Comprehension
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Speaking
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Active Learning
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Writing
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Mathematics
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