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Production plant crane operator

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Bottom cat operator Bottom crane operator Bridge crane operator Bridge crane technician Bridge crane technicians Cantilever crane operator Charging-crane operator Charging-crane technician Charging-crane technicians Cinder crane operator Cinder crane technician Cinder crane technicians Crane operators Gantry crane operator Gantry crane technician Gantry crane technicians Hot-metal crane operator Hot-metal crane technician Hot-metal crane technicians Ingot stripper Ingot strippers Mill crane operator Mobile crane technician Mobile crane technicians Overhead crane operator Pit crane operator Production plant crane operator Production plant crane operators Production plant electric crane operator Scrap crane operator Scrap crane technician Scrap crane technicians Steel crane operator Tower crane technician Tower crane technicians Wall-crane operator Wall-crane technician Wall-crane technicians

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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring stationary or mobile cranes by raising and lowering jibs and booms, to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials;
(b) Operating and monitoring equipment for hoisting, lowering or raising workers and materials on construction sites or in mines;
(c) Operating and monitoring ski-lifts and similar equipment;
(d) Operating and monitoring machinery used to haul ferry or barge with goods, passengers and vehicles across short stretches of water;
(e) Operating and monitoring machinery to open and close bridge for the passage of road and water traffic;
(f) Operating and monitoring cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas;
(g) Operating cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials.

Knowledge

  • Electronics and automation
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Transport services

Digital competencies

  • Operating lifting or moving equipment
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Installing and assembling rigging equipment
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Moving or lifting materials, equipment, or supplies

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Drivers and mobile plant operators

Mobile plant operators

Crane, hoist and related plant operators

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Crane, hoist and related plant operators

320

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

32,85%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

7,02% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

48,13%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

2,19%

Part-time contracts

1,42% Turnover index

493

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

92%

8%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Mobile plant operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Crane, hoist and related plant operators

No experience
11%
Less than 1 year
13%
Between 1 and 2 years
15%
Between 2 and 4 years
30%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
24%
Manufacturing
46%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
16%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Construction
7%
Education
5%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.