description
Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.
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Projected Annual Job Openings:
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
No formal educational credential
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Move levers, pedals, and throttles to stop, start, and regulate speeds of hoist or winch drums in response to hand, bell, buzzer, telephone, loud-speaker, or whistle signals, or by observing dial indicators or cable marks.
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Apply hand or foot brakes and move levers to lock hoists or winches.
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Start engines of hoists or winches and use levers and pedals to wind or unwind cable on drums.
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Observe equipment gauges and indicators and hand signals of other workers to verify load positions or depths.
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Operate compressed air, diesel, electric, gasoline, or steam-driven hoists or winches to control movement of cableways, cages, derricks, draglines, loaders, railcars, or skips.
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Oil winch drums so that cables will wind smoothly.
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Move or reposition hoists, winches, loads and materials, manually or using equipment and machines such as trucks, cars, and hand trucks.
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Climb ladders to position and set up vehicle-mounted derricks.
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Select loads or materials according to weight and size specifications.
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Repair, maintain, and adjust equipment, using hand tools.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Adjustable wrenches
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Belt conveyors
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Floor or platform scales
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Forklifts
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Hoists
Technology:
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Spreadsheet software
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Word processing software
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