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Job Details

Mobile Crane Operator

Employer

ABCO Crane Services

Date Posted

April 28, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Nisku, AB
  • Earnings $43.00 to $48.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 12, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

ABCO Crane Services

Languages

English

Education

Registered Apprenticeship certificate

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Noisy
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Dangerous
  • Dusty
  • Hot

Tasks

  • Calculate crane capacities
  • Measure weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
  • Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
  • Perform pre-operational inspection
  • Clean and lubricate cranes
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Perform routine maintenance work

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Boom Truck Crane Operator Trade Certification
  • Oil Sands Safety Association (OSSA)
  • Oil Sands Safety Association (OSSA) basic safety orientation (BSO)
  • Mobile Crane Operator Trade Certification
  • Hoisting Licence
  • Mobile Crane Operator Red Seal Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Confined Space Entry Training
  • Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
  • Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Type of cranes

Hydraulic or telescoping boom

Additional sector experience

Oilfield construction industry

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Sound discrimination
  • Sitting

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you live near the job location?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Morning

Experience

5 years or more

Employment terms options

  • Night
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Mobile Crane Operator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Crane Operators
OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating gantry cranes to load and unload ship cargo at port side; locomotive cranes to move objects and materials at railway yards; bridge and overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials; offshore oil-rig cranes to unload and reload supply vessels; and dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines

METHODICAL

Interest in copying information to calculate crane capacities and weights to prepare for rigging and hoisting; and in performing routine maintenance work such as cleaning and lubricating cranes

innovative

Interest in performing pre-operational inspections to lift, move and place equipment and materials using cranes mounted on boats and barges

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Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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