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Crane Operators  (NOC 7371)
Iqaluit Region
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Crane operators operate cranes or draglines to lift, move, position or place machinery, equipment and other large objects at construction or industrial sites, ports, railway yards, surface mines and other similar locations. They are employed by construction, industrial, mining, cargo handling and railway companies.

boom truck crane operator, bridge crane operator, climbing crane operator, construction crane operator, crane operator, dragline crane operator, gantry crane operator, hoist operator (except underground mining), mobile crane operator, tower crane operator, tractor crane operator.

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Crane operators perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
  • Perform pre-operational inspection, and calculate crane capacities and weight to prepare for rigging and hoisting
  • Operate pile driving cranes to drive pilings into earth to provide support for buildings and other structures
  • Operate cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas
  • Operate gantry cranes to load and unload ship cargo at port side
  • Operate locomotive cranes to move objects and materials at railway yards
  • Operate bridge or overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials
  • Operate offshore oil rig cranes to unload and reload supply vessels
  • Operate cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials
  • Operate dragline cranes to expose coal seams and ore deposits at open pit mines
  • May assemble tower cranes on site
  • Perform routine maintenance work such as cleaning and lubricating cranes.
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Jobs for Crane Operators in Iqaluit Region

Job opportunities from Job Bank and contributing job sites are updated daily.

There are 70 job postings in Canada.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the provincial or territorial level.
Location Available Jobs
Note: Some job offers may appear in multiple regions.
Alberta
26
Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River Region
3
Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House Region
1
Calgary Region
4
Camrose--Drumheller Region
0
Edmonton Region
10
Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Region
0
Red Deer Region
1
Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake Region
7
British Columbia
9
Cariboo Region
0
Kootenay Region
0
Lower Mainland - Southwest Region
2
Nechako Region
0
North Coast Region
5
Northeast Region
0
Thompson--Okanagan Region
0
Vancouver Island and Coast Region
1
Manitoba
1
Interlake Region
0
North Central Region
0
North Region
0
Parklands Region
0
South Central Region
0
Southeast Region
0
Southwest Region
0
Winnipeg Region
1
New Brunswick
0
Campbellton--Miramichi Region
0
Edmundston--Woodstock Region
0
Fredericton--Oromocto
0
Moncton--Richibucto Region
0
Saint John--St. Stephen Region
0
Newfoundland and Labrador
3
Avalon Peninsula Region
2
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region
1
South Coast--Burin Peninsula Region
0
West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador Region
0
Northwest Territories
0
Yellowknife Region
0
Nova Scotia
1
Annapolis Valley Region
1
Cape Breton Region
0
Halifax Region
0
North Shore Region
0
Southern Region
0
Nunavut
0
Iqaluit Region
0
Ontario
16
Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Region
2
Kingston - Pembroke Region
0
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Region
1
London Region
3
Muskoka-Kawarthas Region
0
Northeast Region
1
Northwest Region
0
Ottawa Region
2
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Region
0
Toronto Region
6
Windsor-Sarnia Region
0
Prince Edward Island
1
Prince Edward Island
1
Québec
9
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region
0
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region
0
Capitale-Nationale Region
1
Centre-du-Québec Region
0
Chaudière-Appalaches Region
0
Côte-Nord Region
2
Estrie Region
0
Gaspésie -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region
0
Lanaudière Region
0
Laurentides Region
0
Laval Region
0
Mauricie Region
2
Montérégie Region
1
Montréal Region
3
Nord-du-Québec Region
0
Outaouais Region
0
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Region
0
Saskatchewan
4
Northern Region
0
Prince Albert Region
0
Regina--Moose Mountain Region
2
Saskatoon--Biggar Region
1
Swift Current--Moose Jaw Region
0
Yorkton--Melville Region
1
Yukon
0
Yukon Territory
0
[ Source: Job Bank - HRSDC ]

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