RITA JOSEPH
CRANE OPERATOR
*********@*****.***
VALPARAISO, IN 46385
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Full emphasis on safety
Heavy equipment operator
Attention to detail
Works with minimal supervision
Great depth perception
Communications using hand signals
Rigging knowledge
Shipping and Receiving
Warehouse Experience
Mechanical knowledge
EXPERIENCE
2023-Present Overhead Crane Operator
Feralloy Processing Company
Inspect crane for safety issues on daily basis, Rigging, Heavy lifting, Operate AC/DC cranes, Truck loading, Maintain maintenance and operating log
2000-2024 Overhead Crane Operator
United States Steel
Heavy lifting, Operate AC/DC cranes, Load trucks to transfer loads, Operate floor jiff cranes, Experience with all lifting devices such as Mags, Hoppenstall, C-hooks, etc
2011-2017 Team Leader
United States Steel
Manage scheduling, Inventory Management, Coordinate and training
2010-2015 Coiler Operator
United States Steel
Operate equipment to wind steel into coils as strip emerges from rolling mill or continuous annealing, pickling, hot strip or tempering lines, Activate controls to synchronize coiling machine speed and action of machine guides, gates, and rolls with fixed tables and conveyors
EDUCATION
1998-2000 General Education
Indiana University Northwest
1998 High School Diploma
Portage High School
LANGUAGES
Spanish - fluent
CERTIFICATIONS
Crane Certification