Heavy Equipment Operator or Heavy Duty Mechanic Apprenticeship Program
CRANE OPERATOR
Rigging, assist in crane setup area including location of utilities, equipment, lubricate moving parts of crane, vehicles, and equipment, locate barriers in the correct position, obtain/calculate weight of material to be hoisted, use of load charts, safety limitations, hand signals, operating controls, nomenclature, driving course, knowledge of the different types of cranes, NCCCO written test prep, NCCCO Practical Training and Testing.
MECHANIC
Focus on diesel engines on heavy equipment and welding. Engines: gas, diesel, electric, and steam systems; electrical, cooling, fuel, hydraulic power train, clutches, transmissions, differentials, rear ends, preventative maintenance, greases and oils, basic repairs and adjustments, cutting, burning, and welding.
OPERATOR
Orientation to safety, grade checking, lubrication, general maintenance, excavating, and other types of earthmoving, compacting, paving equipment, such as, but not limited to, backhoes, loaders, dozers, scrapers, rollers, all compaction equipment, all types of paving machines including machines, etc. Hoisting-type equipment such as, but not limited to, cranes, derricks, hoists, piledriving rigs, tower cranes, forklifts, or similar equipment. Stationary-type equipment such as, but no limited to, air compressors, pumps, electric generating plants, all forms of drilling and boring equipment, crusher operations, concrete batch plants and hot plants, grade setting, and earthwork.
STATIONARY MECHANIC
Operate, start, stop, or maintain stationary engines, or other mechanical equipment. Operate, start, stop, and adjust auxiliaries water systems. Fuels burners and systems, controls and instruments electrical equipment, and miscellaneous equipment. Check and record while plant is operating: all moving parts, pressures, temperatures, level flows, meters, control settings, concentrations operating loads, record operating date, plant safety. Testing: controls and instruments, safety and relief devices, system and zone load balance, with chemicals. Maintenance: preliminary use of tools, blueprint reading/drawing, welding/oxy-acetylene cutting, pipe-fitting repair, power tools, adjusting bearings/etc., electrical repair, controls and instrumentation, and lubrication.