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Offer detail sheet

Publication title

Heavy Lift Crane Operator

Type of job

Temporal

Opening date

17/03/2026

Offer description

Engineering Oil & Gas Company is looking for Heavy Lift Crane Operator,  location Worldwide



▪ Operate the crane within the designed crane load capacity, in accordance with the derating tables applicable to existing weather and sea state conditions
▪ Performs basket transfers where permitted and safe to do so
▪ Hold the Offshore Crane Operator certification (level 2 for unsupervised inboard lifts; level 3 for unsupervised offshore lifts)
▪ Be aware of the surroundings in terms of potential clashes with other vessel equipment
▪ Be aware of crane limits in terms of reach and capacity
▪ On vessels with multiple cranes, be aware of the interaction with other cranes and proactively intervene in order to avoid any interference during simultaneous operations
▪ Interact with the supervisors in order to define the lifting procedures
▪ Report any crane equipment malfunctioning to own supervisor
▪ Ensure that all safe work procedures for crane lifts are adhered to
▪ Liaise with Bridge and 1st Assistant/Deck Foreman while executing any lifts that could affect the vessel stability
▪ Make daily inspection of crane cables
▪ Carry out daily routine maintenance to the crane and the operator's cabin
▪ Keep a high level of housekeeping on the crane and in the operator's cabin
▪ Liaise with 2nd Engineer/Crane Engineer/Chief Electrician/Vessel Equipment Engineer on crane maintenance and performance, in order to ensure that repairs and preventive maintenance are carried out properly
▪ Carry out weekly inspection of the crane in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations
▪ Fill up the crane log book as required for all lifts above 50 ton
▪ Issue work instructions to the Tuggerhoist Operators
▪ Stop the lifting activity if required on safety or technical grounds, if continuing could cause any damages or injuries
▪ Report to the 1st Assistant, while taking instructions directly from the Deck Foreman during lifting operations

Requirements

- IMCA Logbook is mandatory for the position and needs to reflect the experience in the CV. 

- Stage 3 Certification is mandatory for the position. If recently expired, we can still review the candidacy. 

-  Main Crane Operator Between 250 - 2000t.: We are looking with extensive experience onboard heavy lift vessels with main cranes (400 t. and above) 

- Main Crane Operator Above 2000t.: We are looking with extensive consistent experience onboard heavy lift vessels with main cranes (1000 t. and above) 

 



Benefits

Position:

 

 

Main Crane Operator Between 250 –
2000t.

 




 

Location:

 

 

Worldwide

 




 

Contract status:

 

 

Unlimited contract

 




 

Start date:

 

 

Depending on
availability – please advise on your availability to join a new project and
the notice period you have to give to your current employer

 




 

Probation period:

 

 

90 working days

 




 

Notice period:

 

 

60 calendar days’
notice from the first to ninth years of service;

 

90 calendar days’
notice thereafter. 

 




 

Rotation:

 

 

To be confirmed 




 

Salary:

 

To be confirmed 

 




 

Overtime rate:

 

 

Applicable

 




 

Working days/hours:

 

 

12 hours per day, 7
days per week

 




 

Insurance D&D:

 

 

Provided by Company

 




 

Life Insurance:

 

 

Provided by Company

 




 

Medical Insurance:

 

 

Provided by Company

 




 

Income Protection:

 

 

Provided by Company

 




 

Travel :

 

 

According to
Corporate Standards, Prepaid Economy class ticket at beginning, end of CNT
and for each work leave rotation cycle.

 





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Specialized Maritime
Consultant

 

Elisabet Olivera

Tel.: +34 679 642 614

eolivera@marrecruitment.com