Mobile Crane Specialist (Heavy Lift & Rigging)

Job Description

Job Description

Build, Lift, and Move What’s Next

At Barnhart, complex moves are our everyday. As a Mobile Crane Specialist, you’ll join a national leader trusted to tackle high-impact projects across industries—while growing a long-term career on a team that puts safety and people first.

A Day in the Life

Your shift starts with a safety huddle and lift plan review. You’re assigned the right machine for the task—anything from a boom truck to a 350-ton crane—and you coordinate with riggers to execute precise lifts. You might assemble or disassemble equipment, support rigging and heavy haul, and rotate between plants, commercial sites, and local taxi crane work. When needed, you’ll jump in to assist transport operations—trucks, trailers, and specialized gear—ensuring every move is controlled, communicated, and completed safely.

What You’ll Handle

• Operate mobile cranes (boom trucks through 350-ton units)
• Perform daily lifting operations as the primary crane operator
• Support crane assembly/disassembly, rigging, and heavy haul activities
• Work across plants, commercial projects, and local taxi jobs
• Assist with transport using trucks, trailers, and specialized equipment
• Ensure safe lifting with clear load control and communication with rigging crews

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Competitive pay with a weekly pay schedule
• Permanent, full-time position
• 401(k) with company match up to 10% of pay
• Family medical, dental, and vision coverage available after 90 days
• Paid time off and additional benefits
• Barnhart CARES family care and community service opportunities
• Operate industry-leading equipment
• Long-term career growth paths
• A safety-first, team-driven culture

What You Bring

Required:

• CDL Class A
• NCCCO certification(s)
• Proven safety mindset and strong jobsite communication

Preferred:

• Experience with RT, AT, hydraulic, lattice boom crawler, or boom truck cranes
• Background in rigging or heavy haul operations

Additional expectations:

• Available for day/night shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Willing to travel occasionally for field assignments

Work Environment

• Monday–Friday, 40+ hours per week, with overtime potential
• Primarily local work with project-based variability
• Active outdoor jobsites serving multiple industries

Who We Are

• Purpose: We serve others—growing the company, caring for our teams, and giving back to our communities and the world.
• Expertise: We specialize in lifting, heavy rigging, and heavy transport for major components in American industry.
• Network: 60+ U.S. branches collaborate to deliver solutions and offer continual career development.
• Culture: One TEAM focused on Safety, Servant Leadership, Quality Service, Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Fairness, and Profit with a Purpose.

Proficiency

• Crane operation
• Rigging and load handling
• Crane and lifting equipment systems
• Current CDL license

EOE/AA Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran