Crane Operator Port Logistics

We are looking for a crane operator (m/f/d) for port logistics, starting immediately. At port and logistics sites in northern Germany, you handle the transshipment of a wide range of goods, from containers and bulk cargo to heavy cargo and project cargo, in a varied maritime environment with state-of-the-art handling equipment and a well-established team.

• Safely driving and operating port cranes, mobile cranes, material handlers and container bridges
• Loading and unloading sea-going, feeder and inland vessels as well as heavy-load pontoons, and ensuring smooth handling of general cargo, bulk cargo, containers, heavy cargo and project cargo
• Carrying out LoLo operations and moving a wide variety of cargo such as ISO containers, offshore components, steel components or wind turbines
• Loading rotor blades, tower segments, machinery and transformers
• Working precisely according to lifting plans during complex heavy-cargo handling and tandem lifts
• Working from cargo and stowage plans, taking load tables, load moments and reach limits into account, and coordinating closely with lashers, riggers, signalmen, ship masters and dispatchers
• Carrying out pre-start, maintenance and function checks on the equipment and ensuring compliance with all DGUV, ISPS, SCC and port and terminal regulations

• Ideally a completed technical or trade vocational training and a valid crane operator licence for port, mobile or handling cranes
• First experience in port logistics, seaport handling or terminal operations is an advantage
• You are familiar with port mobile cranes, ship-to-shore container cranes (STS), straddle carriers, reach stackers, heavy-lift cranes or handling machinery
• Confident handling of lifting accessories such as container spreaders, lifting beams, round slings, chain and wire rope slings and other special rigging equipment
• Knowledge of load securing and of calculating load centres of gravity; able to read and apply load charts, stowage plans and cargo manifests with confidence
• Good understanding of ship stability, weight distribution and quay wall loads
• Shift work in early, late and night shifts is a matter of course for you
• Teamwork, reliability and a strong sense of safety
• Driving licence class B is required, class CE is an advantage
• Ideally SCC/SGU certification and experience in offshore, wind energy or heavy cargo
• Knowledge of handling dangerous goods under the IMDG Code and experience in RoRo, LoLo or breakbulk handling