Occupation Atlasproduction plant crane operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1de948c1-192a-4810-afb7-48548217a912
production plant crane operator
Production plant crane operators operate the basic technologic cranes during the production process at the given unit by lifting and moving loads (bales, containers, buckets and other facilities) with raw and other materials.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.89
- C Conventional3.33
- I Investigative1.55
- S Social1.45
- E Enterprising1.45
- A Artistic1.07
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Hoist and Winch Operators (53-7041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (9)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply various lifting techniques
- determine crane load
- determine the load's centre of gravity
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- handle cargo
- liaise with the transported goods' workers
- operate cranes
- operate lifting equipment
- operate railway lever frames
Optional (20)
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- automation technology
- communicate using non-verbal language
- crane load charts
- ferrous metal processing
- follow manufacturing work schedule
- guide cranes
- maintain crane equipment
- maintain mechatronic equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- maximise efficiency of crane operations
- mechatronics
- non-ferrous metal processing
- operate automated process control
- operate mobile crane
- perform high risk work
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- robotics
- set up crane
- stack goods
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 9 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
scrap metal operative
2 shared · 7 more of its ownapply various lifting techniques, follow safety procedures when working at heights
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container crane operator
2 shared · 12 more of its ownoperate railway lever frames, operate cranes
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