Summary of the Trade
Operating Engineers operate and maintain heavy and portable construction equipment. Work
includes operation and maintenance of construction equipment such as bulldozers, graders and cranes, scrapers, end-loaders, and asphalt plants, rollers and pumps, etc., on all types of projects – highway, commercial, industrial, residential, underground, etc. The Operating Engineer is generally employed in the building of highways, airports, buildings, waterways, stadiums and sewers.
Workkeys Scores
Applied Mathematics: 3
Graphic Literacy: 4
Workplace Documents: 4
Program Length
4 YEARS
What to Anticipate
Operators work outdoors and their work is often seasonal. The equipment they operate can have open cabs such as pavers and roller compactors or crane and truck cabs that may have heating and air conditioning.
Occupations
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Civil and Hoisting
- Heavy Equipment Technician
Contact Information
Operating Engineers 324 Journeyman & Apprentice Training Fund, Inc.
Contact Person: John Hartwell
Phone: 517-546-9610
Email: john.hartwell@iuoe324.org
Address: 275 E. Highland Rd, Howell, MI 48843
www.OE324.org/
Requirements
- Reliable travel
- High School Diploma/GED
- Pass a drug test
- Valid Driver’s License
Required Documents
- An Official High School Diploma/High School Transcript / GED
- Valid Michigan Driver’s License
- Acceptable WorkKeys Test Level Scores (Tests can be scheduled at GST Michigan Works!)