Job Title

 

Equipment Operator

 

Job description

 

An equipment Operator works at the construction site operating various heavy equipment such as bulldozers, cranes, trenching machines, graders, loaders, excavators, backhoe, and loaders, used in the construction and maintenance of roads, homes, buildings, bridges, gas and oil pipelines. Duties may also include general maintenance of equipment such as checking oil levels, greasing the equipment, checking for cracked metal and worn hydraulic hoses.

 

Education Requirements

 

To become an Equipment Operator one needs to successfully complete an apprenticeship in the field, which requires:

 

  • Grade 12 or equivalent completed
  • 2,000 to 2,500 hours on-the-job training and could include in-school training at different colleges or industry courses. (Check with the school of your choice for more specific requirements).
  • Examination for certification at the end of the studying is available.
  • This is a voluntary regulated occupation.

Note: Cranes, boring and trenching machines require specialty training.

 

Schools in Ontario, Canada

 

Conestoga College ? Institution of Technology and Advanced Learning
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (519) 748-5220
Web: http://www.conestogac.on.ca

 

Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology              
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (807) 475-6110              
Web: http://www.confederationc.on.ca/    

                        

Fleming College                   
Guelph, Ontario, Canada             
Tel: (705) 749-5530              
Toll Free: 1-888-892-2228            
Web: http://www.flemingc.on.ca/

 

Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology       
Barrie, Ontario, Canada             
Tel: (705) 728-1968             
Web: http://www.georgianc.on.ca/

 

Niagara College                 
Southern Ontario, Canada
Tel: (905) 735 2211            
Web: http://www.niagarac.on.ca/

 

Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario         
Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (613) 543-2911             
Web: http://www.oetio.com/

 

For up-to-date information


Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Workplace Support Services Branch
Web: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/apprentices

 

Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association
Web: http://www.oswca.org/public_home.asp