Heavy Equipment Operator Program

Heavy Equipment Operators not only work on regular construction building jobs, but also on infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, and ports, otherwise called non-building construction), and in mining and timber operations. A trained and experienced equipment operator provides necessary skills for any project that requires moving and transporting heavy materials, or that demands any kind of earth moving.

Students will learn:

• The role and responsibilities of heavy equipment operators in the construction industry
• Heavy Equipment Safety
• Hydraulic systems and their components
• Basic operational techniques
• Different types of utility tractors and their equipment
• Procedures for starting, operating, and shutting down a utility tractor
• Introduction to earth moving
• Planning and laying out a site for grading
• Equipment and methods used in making measurements and establishing finish grades

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