Crane Operator & Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Hobark International Limited (HIL) is the parent company of the Hobark group operating in the Oil and Gas industry. The company was incorporated in 1998, starting as a staffing agency based in Port Harcourt. Currently we have offices in 4 countries with our head office in Lagos.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Crane Operator & Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO)

Req I D: Req-1084
Location: Lagos

Tasks/Activities
Scope of the work:

• Crane Operator undertakes all types of crane lifting operations inboard and outboard following  standard during all FPSO activities and operations.

He is responsible:

• For the safe and efficient operation of the various cranes located on the FPSO.
• For safety and efficiently lifting and moving/relocating equipment, containers, pipe, systems, stores and various materials and supplies utilized in the operations and daily functions of the FPSO.
• This includes offloading and back-loading of equipment and cargoes from supply vessels, as well as moving heavy or bulky materials throughout the FPSO.
• In exceptional situation and upon request of the site’s RSES, personnel transfer by FROG might be requested to be performed.
• Acts as HLO

Job Description
Crane operations:

• He prepares and verifies all lifting equipment prior lifting operations (condition and certification).
• He carries out the lifting operations on board the FPSO according to site’s procedures.
• He supervises the safe slinging and rigging of equipment.
• He performs FPSO lifting equipment maintenance (1st level) including the cable change.
• He receives and transfers cargoes from/to supply vessels.
• He maintains safe crane operations as per company and manufacturers procedures/guidelines within the crane’s capabilities.
• He must be knowledgeable in all facets of crane operations and safety procedures.
• He supports the lifting certification inspector during lifting equipment certification.
• He monitors and assesses work environment, including weather conditions.
• He carries out a daily visual inspection of the cranes and associated equipment (wires, hoist, etc...).
• He participates to FPSO lifting equipment maintenance activities above first level.
• He is entitles to stop any crane lifting for safety reasons (weather conditions, etc...).
• He reports on basis a daily, weekly, monthly FPSO the deck activities to the Marine Operation Manager (MOM)
• He fills crane operator log book.
• He recovers data to perform activity and maintenance reports.

Helicopter operations:

• He acts as Helicopter Landing Officer and is in charge of refuelling operations.

Education

• Minimum five (5) years experience in lifting operations is required, with 2 years at the level stage 3 as minimum.
• Crane operator (level OPITO 3 or equivalent) with man-riding certification. + Experience for driving Liebher crane with Knuckle boom.
• Experience in Oil & Gas Industry is required (working in hazardous area, ATEX concept).
• Fluent in English
• He plans and calculates load capacities to ensure that all cargoes are lifted within the safe lifting parameters of cranes.

Primary Skills:

• E&I COMMISSIONING, Engineering, Oil & Gas, Operations, Production.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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