How do they match: Hoist and Winch Operators

  • Cable Operator
  • Cable Way Operator
  • Electric Fork Operator
  • Electrical Traveling Overhead Crane Operator

  • Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.

  • Attach, fasten, and disconnect cables or lines to loads, materials, and equipment, using hand tools.
  • Move levers, pedals, and throttles to stop, start, and regulate speeds of hoist or winch drums in response to hand, bell, buzzer, telephone, loud-speaker, or whistle signals, or by observing dial indicators or cable marks.
  • Oil winch drums so that cables will wind smoothly.
  • Operate compressed air, diesel, electric, gasoline, or steam-driven hoists or winches to control movement of cableways, cages, derricks, draglines, loaders, railcars, or skips.
  • Start engines of hoists or winches and use levers and pedals to wind or unwind cable on drums.
  • Tend auxiliary equipment, such as jacks, slings, cables, or stop blocks, to facilitate moving items or materials for further processing.

  • Connect cables or electrical lines.