Student Veterans of America Jobs

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the safety of all personnel working on the Platform and the Safety of the Environment.  Conducts safety briefings.  Observes safe work practices in the performance of job duties, including the use of proper personal protective equipment at all times.
• Inspects all equipment to ensure equipment is in safe working condition.  Maintains records of inspections, as required.
• Assist with the repair or removal of equipment from service in unsafe working conditions.
• Performs in the optimum and safe performance of their duties and the proper care and maintenance of the equipment.
• Monitors all instrumentation.
• Maintains a current crane operator certification and operates or supervises the operation of the platform.
• Maintains and accurately prepares all reports and logs delegated to this position.
• Assist in the investigation and documentation of any near-misses or work-related injuries.  Provides first aid treatment, if necessary.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is required to stand and walk most all of the time while on duty.  The employee is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms frequently; climb heights up to 10 feet and balance at heights; occasionally stoop kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee will frequently lift and/or move up to 50 -- 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be capable of wearing personal protective equipment, including hearing protection, safety glasses, and respiratory protection.  Must be capable of working rotating day and night shifts with a minimum of 12-hour duration and shift schedules that will vary from 7 days on, 7 days off to 14 and 14, or other combinations.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions ranging from freezing to 100+ degrees Fahrenheit.  The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.