Construction and machinery

Tower crane operator CV: example and template

This example is for tower and self-erecting crane operators on office, housing and industrial projects, and for operators of other cranes and slingers who want to operate a tower crane.

The employer wants to know which licences you hold, which cranes you operate, which loads you lift, how you work with the slinger and how you look after safety. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: tower crane operator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Jaroslaw Bielski

Tower crane operator

Warsaw +48 123 456 789 jaroslaw.bielski@example.com

Professional profile

Tower crane operator with 10 years of experience and a UDT licence for tower cranes. I work on office and housing projects on cranes with jibs of up to 70 metres. I lift steel, formwork, precast elements and concrete skips, work with slingers by radio and keep to wind limits. In 10 years I have had no accident and no damaged load.

Work experience

Tower crane operator

04.2019 - present

Tower crane hire company, Warsaw

  • Operating tower cranes with jibs of up to 70 metres on office and housing projects.
  • Lifting steel, formwork, precast elements and concrete skips.
  • Placing precast elements with the accuracy the erectors need.
  • Working with slingers by radio and monitoring wind limits.
  • Daily crane checks and log entries, 10 years with no accident.

Slinger, construction worker

06.2013 - 03.2019

Construction firm, Warsaw

  • Attaching and detaching loads.
  • Signalling to the crane operator.
  • General site work.

Education

Motor vehicle mechanic

2008 - 2011

Vocational School Complex in Minsk Mazowiecki

Skills

  • Operating tower cranes
  • Lifting and placing loads
  • Working with the slinger
  • Assessing weather conditions
  • Daily checks and the crane log
  • Health and safety for lifting operations

Qualifications

  • UDT licence for tower cranes
  • Slinger qualifications
  • Fitness to work at height certificate

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Willing to work on sites across Poland

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a tower crane operator CV

Professional summary

Write which UDT licences you hold, how many years you have worked, on which cranes and sites. Add a result, for example years with no accident. The employer is looking for a calm, precise and responsible operator, because the safety of the whole site depends on them.

Slinger with 6 years of experience on residential sites, with a new UDT licence for tower cranes. I attach loads and signal to the operator. I am looking for work as a tower crane operator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe cranes, height and reach, sites, loads, placing and work with the slinger. Show results, for example years with no accident. Add the crane types you know. Also say whether you work for a crane hire company or a contractor.

Weaker: Operating the crane.

Better: Operating tower cranes with jibs of up to 70 metres on office and housing projects.

Weaker: Placing.

Better: Placing precast elements with the accuracy the erectors need.

Weaker: Safety.

Better: Daily crane checks and log entries, 10 years with no accident.

Skills worth listing

List crane operation, lifting and placing, work with the slinger, assessing weather and the log. In your soft skills show calm, precision and responsibility.

Professional skills

  • Tower cranes
  • Lifting loads
  • Placing precast elements
  • Working with the slinger
  • Weather conditions
  • Crane log

Personal skills

  • Calm
  • Precision
  • Responsibility
  • Concentration
  • Communication

Qualifications

List the UDT tower crane licence, slinger qualifications and a fitness to work at height certificate. The employer checks them before letting you start work.

How to become a tower crane operator

You complete a course and pass an exam before the Polish Office of Technical Inspection (UDT). Many people start as a slinger on site.

On your CV show your work with loads and your licences. The first job is often on smaller self-erecting cranes.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An office building site looks for great heights and placing, a housing site for pace and many lifts a day, and a crane hire company for work on different sites. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a tower crane operator CV

Questions and answers

What should a tower crane operator put on a CV?

UDT licences, experience, cranes, sites, loads, placing, work with the slinger and safety.

Which licences are needed?

A UDT licence for tower cranes, and often a fitness to work at height certificate.

Which results are worth giving?

Years with no accident, the size of sites and types of placing work.

Does slinger experience count?

Yes, it is a common route to the operator's job and shows you know how to work with loads.

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