Equipment Operator- SideBoom (IM0081) Alberta, Canada
Company: Grafton Employment Group
Project: Pipeline
Position(s): Equipment Operator – SideBoom
Position Type: Contract, Project based
Wage: €32+/HR
Location: Northern Alberta
Start Date: June 1, 2013
The Grafton Employment Group are pleased to announce that we have partnered with a leading international construction company who are seeking to recruit SideBoom Operators for a pipeline project in Northern Alberta, Canada. This venture includes the installation of an underground pipeline, construction of pumping stations, metering facilities, junction sites and associated pipeline connections at multiple sites.
The SideBoom Operators must be knowledgeable and have experience knowing how weather and operating conditions may affect the SideBoom. They must know how grade, slope and other ground conditions can affect the rigging and its stability. A SideBoom Operator will lay pipe up slopes and around bends and should understand how different conditions affect the equipment and the load.
Responsibilities:
- Operate side booms with live draw works
- Must be competent on the types of side booms- hydraulic or mechanical
- Machine-specific controls such as finger-tip steering, steering clutches, and differential steering
- Attachments, such as the stringing stick, jib, and winch
- Must be able to operate the side boom by:
- Access and egress using three-point contact
- Normal start-up and shut down
- Forward and reverse driving
- Left and right steering
- Boom and hoisting techniques
- Parking
- Grade
- Near other equipment
- Around power lines
- Emergency shutdown
- Operating procedures on adverse terrain
- Winter operations
- They must also be aware of situational hazards, including:
- Operator‐to‐vehicle
- Blind spots and pinch points
- Road crossings and power lines
- Conflicting right‐of‐way traffic
- Proper use of tag lines
- Operators must be able to react quickly and be aware of verbal and non‐verbal communication (including hand signals) from:
- Operator to Operator
- Operator to Ground Personal
- Their Swamper
- Must be knowledgeable of inspections and servicing, including:
- Side boom controls and components
- Applicable documentation (for example log books)
- Preventive maintenance and adjustments
- Good housekeeping
- Machine lubrication
- Able to operate equipment and recognize unusual machine movements and sounds
- SideBoom operator must be able to recognize existing and potential hazards and know how to :
- Conduct a field level pre-job hazard analysis
- Check the machine for hazards
- Assess tasks before starting
Job Requirements:
- Must have received training in safety, regulations, manuals, SideBoom configuration, pre-use inspection, maintenance, practical use of SideBoom
- A minimum of 10 years of directly related work experience with live line 583 and 594 equivalent caterpillars. As a condition of employment, employees are required upon hire to sign a Drug-Free Workplace Agreement, a Conflict of Interest Agreement, and a Confidentiality and Invention Agreement
- Must be able to interpret capacity chart(s) and identify the rigging requirements
- Must be able to understand the capacity of each component and the relationships between the length of the boom, length of cable, cable size and load limits
- Pipeline Construction Safety Training System (PCSTS) training required
- Ground disturbance level 1, 2 would be an asset
For more information please contact Jeff Kennedy, International Mobility Manager, Grafton Employment Group.