ADF International in GREAT FALLS, MONTANA seeks to hire Overhead Crane Operators for the Evening Shift.

Evening Shift:  Monday-Thursday 4:30 pm-3:00 am (four 10 hour shifts)

Day Shift:        Monday-Thursday 6:00am - 4:30pm (four 10 hour shifts)

Education/Training and Work Experience:

• Relevant prior experience operating overhead cranes and hoisting gears.
• Prior experience working in construction or manufacturing environment.

Key Technical Skills/Abilities:

• Awareness and attention to safety.
• Hand-eye coordination and quick reflexes.
• Good judgment to estimate load weights/heights; safely and adequately operate the overhead crane within the equipment’s load/tolerance limits, specific requirements and principal features.
• Basic mathematical skills and mechanical knowledge.

• Must have the ability to speak English fluently.

Duties Summary:

• Setting up and safely and adequately operate various types of remote-controlled lifting devices and accessories used in the plant, such as overhead cranes, hoisting devices/gears for slinging, rigging, lifting and moving of material and steel pieces/components of various shapes and weights.
• Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacities to prevent overload.
• Know and follow each device’s load/tolerance limits, specific requirements and principal features.
• Carefully measure and check lifting operations where oversized loads are concerned.
• Secure loads to trailer using chains, binders or straps.
• Inspect all equipment/devices and lifting accessories (for cracks, bends or other deformities) before use to prevent malfunctions or damage and to make sure they are in good order and condition at all times.

Company Profile

• Founded in 1956, ADF GROUP INC. is a North American leader in the design and engineering of connections, fabrication, including industrial coating, and installation of complex steel structures, heavy steel built-ups, as well as miscellaneous and architectural metalwork for the non-residential construction Industry.
• ADF Group Inc. operates two steel structure fabrication plants; one of 630,000 ft² (58,530 m²) in the province of Quebec, Canada and one of 100,000 ft² (9,290 m²) in Montana, USA through its US subsidiary "ADF International Inc.", where ADF Group Inc. also operates a 48,000 ft² (4,460 m²) industrial coating plant through “ADF Industrial Coating Inc.”.

What we offer at ADF International/Industrial Coating Inc.:

Compensation depends on experience and includes full benefits.  All full-time employees, working at least 30 hours per week, will be eligible for benefits on the 1^st day of the month following 30 days of employment.  ADF offers medical and dental (employer pays 100% of premium for employee and 75% of premium for dependents) and voluntary vision insurance.  Employer provides Long Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance.  Supplemental Term Life and Accident Insurance Benefits are available for minimal cost to employee. ADF offers a Flexible Benefits Spending account for Medical and Daycare. Employee can contribute up to $2600.00 pre-tax dollars for medical and $5000.00 pre-tax for daycare.  Regular full-time employees are eligible to accrue Paid Time Off.  New employees start accruing PTO immediately upon hire and are eligible to use PTO following completion of 30 days of employment.  Union employees start accruing Vacation and Sick Leave immediately. Vacation can be used after one year and sick leave can be used after 6 weeks. ADF International recognizes and is closed for 8 paid holidays during the year.  ADF has established a 401 (k) plan to provide employees the potential for future financial security for retirement and provides matching funds after 6 months of employment.  ADF will match 50% of non-union employee’s contribution up to a max of 5%. ADF contributes .50 per hour worked for union employees to the National Shopmen Pension Fund starting at 960 hours. These funds are used to provide pension benefits for eligible employees