Moving the Earth! Set the Corner Stone for Your Future!

Do you enjoy operating big machines? Are you interested in working with blueprints, surveying, engines, and hydraulics?  The Heavy Equipment Operations Program is designed to provide students with experiences related to operation and preventive maintenance of various types of heavy equipment to dig, pile, pick, place, and move items big and small.  You will operate, repair, and maintain a variety of mobile machinery used in agriculture, transportation, construction, and mining. If you are curious about constructing roads, digging drainage, fixing lines for gas and water, and setting foundations for buildings, dig into Heavy Equipment Operation & Repair!

  • Heavy Equipment employees enjoy working with their hands, being outside regardless of the weather, and enjoy seeing a project from start to finish.
  • Good Hand-Eye Coordination, Manual Dexterity, Multi-Limb Coordination, Mechanical and Construction Aptitude
  • Physical Ability to Work with Power Tools, Climb and Move Heavy Objects, and Problem Solving Ability

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION & REPAIR (CIP Code 49.0202)

Prospective Students

People with a background in Heavy Equipment can work in Excavation, Construction, Manufacturing, Agriculture, and more.  They build roads and bridges, excavate the earth, move big items, and set foundations for buildings.

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Career Focus

(UPDATE THIS) Prepared for immediate employment, apprenticeship, and advanced certifications.

College Credits

(UPDATE THIS) Satisfactory completion of this program earns you college credits. See our list of universities we have articulation agreements with, and the PA SOAR Agreements this program is certified with at CollegeTransfer.NET.

Certification

Students in the Facility Maintenance Technology program may earn the following industry certifications:

  • OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Certification
  • Forklift Certification
  • PennDot Flagger Certification

What’s it like?

This highly versatile course offers several trades in one for the student who is interested in becoming a skilled craftsperson. Course content includes:

  • Safety with Heavy Equipment Operation & Repair
  • Construction Hand, Power, & Survey Tools
  • Blueprint Reading & Specifications
  • Operation of Equipment
  • Site Preparation and Layout
  • Excavation Fundamentals
  • Welding & Metalworking
  • Equipment Rigging
  • Earthmoving, Grading, & Excavation
  • Trenching & Shoring Techniques for Underground Work
  • Loading and Hauling Techniques

(UPDATE THIS) Employment possibilities range from individual buildings to manufacturing and industrial complexes, office buildings, hospitals, school districts, airports, casinos, hotels and large commercial operations. Electrical and plumbing apprenticeships are also a possibility.

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