Trade Category: OperatorHeavy Equipment Operator
Heavy Equipment OperatorWhat you do:
If you loved playing with toy trucks when you were a kid, that has very little to do with being a Heavy Equipment Operator. This is the real deal and it’s serious business. Heavy Equipment Operators are first and foremost safe and responsible, then sure, it can be fun.
As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you operate bulldozers, backhoes, loaders, excavators and more. You might move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel and other materials at a construction site. You could be excavating rock and ore at a mine, running dredging equipment to deepen waterways, or clearing brush and stumps for roads or new construction.
Heavy Equipment OperatorCritical skills:
- Essential Heavy Equipment Knowledge
- Employability Skills and Professional Practices
- Job Control and Engineering Basics
- Environmental Awareness, Protection and Enhancement
- Operation of Haul Trucks, Loaders, Dozers, Excavaters, Graders and other equipment
Trade Category: Operator
Calm, Careful, Cautious, Communicative, Confident, Coordinated, Decisive, Mechanical, Precise
Earn:
$66k - $95k Annually
$18.00 - $33.00 Hourly
Work hours:
40 hours per week, potential for on-call and shift work
What you learn:
- How to run bulldozers, backhoes, loaders and graders
- How to run dredging and pile-driving equipment
- How to operate heavy paving equipment for building roads
- How to assess safety for yourself and site workers
- How to do pre-operational checks on equipment, and clean, lubricate and refill equipment
Who you work for:
Heavy Equipment Operators work for construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments, and pipeline, logging and cargo-handling companies.
Types of Workplaces
- Forestry Operations
- Mining Operations
- Construction Firms
- Paving Operations
- Self-employed
Who you‘ll work with:
When land needs to be cleared, graded or paved a heavy equipment operator gets the call. You will be paired with an experienced operator who will show you how to safely operate a wide variety of equipment for forestry, mining, road construction and many other mega-projects.
Ready to get started?
Work hard, live wellWhy choose the skilled trades?
Do something you love.
Make good money.
Be apart of a community.
