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Heavy Equipment Job Listings: June 23, 2012

If you want to get the best jobs in heavy equipment, you should first seek the best training. Make yourself qualified and desirable to employers and you’ll find yourself being picked off the hiring line.

Here are a few available jobs in heavy equipment courtesy of ATS. Hope you see something you like.

  • PA, Wyalusing Area. Hiring crane operators.
  • Washburn, WI. Bayfield County is hiring heavy equipment operators for Hwy Maintenance MI.
  • Ninnekah, OK. Looking for heavy equipment operators.
  • Bourbonnais, IL. Tube City is hiring heavy equipment operators.
  • Milwaukee, WI is looking for crane and heavy equipment operators.
  • A TX employer is looking for a fixed cab crane operator at College Station and a tower crane operator for the San Marcos jobsite.

Are you looking for a heavy equipment job? Start by getting the necessary heavy equipment training. Train on the equipment you’d like to operate, then go after that job.

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Heavy Equipment Job Listings: June 16, 2012

Finding a heavy equipment job is easy with ATS. Just complete your training and you’ll have access to our jobs database. But we also go one step further by providing your with job leads. Here are this week’s job leads by ATS Heavy Equipment School:

  1. PA, Wyalusing area. B and K Crane is hiring erane operators.
  2. Oscar Winski is hiring heavy equipment operators in Lafayette, IN.
  3. Equipment Operator III
    Pensacola, FL
    Full Salary Range (Hourly): Minimum $14.54; 1st Quartlie $16.72; Midpoint $18.91; 3rd Quartile $21.08; Maximum $23.27. You’ll be called to operate a wide variety of medium to heavy equipment.
  4. Backhoe Operator
    United States
    One of America’s premier railroad engineering and construction enterprises. Atlas has successfully completed more than 2,200 contracts. Currently seeking new operators.
  5. Equipment Operator
    Grand Forks, ND
    EOE/AA Employer. Qualified women and minorities encouraged to apply. Equipment Operators needed to operate a variety of equipment including backhoe, excavator, scraper, compacters, dozer, and loader. Travel may be required, if so, pay per diem will apply. Knowledge of medium and heavy motorized equipment operations required and good communication skills. Competitive pay plus great benefit package. Must possess a current drivers license.

Before you can get a heavy equipment job you must be qualified for the position. If you still haven’t completed your heavy equipment training, enroll online for the training you need to get the job of your dreams.

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Heavy Equipment Job Listings: June 9, 2012

As usual, we’ve some hot jobs for trained and qualified heavy equipment operators in various parts of the country. We hope the following heavy equipment jobs help you find gainful employment.

  • Hugo, MN is hiring operators with class-A CDL. Most projects are within 70 miles of Minneapolis/St Paul.
  • In Sun Prairie, WI, H.O. Wolding is doing a driver hiring presentation today.
  • Schneider Transport is raising tuition reimbursement to $6,000.
  • WI, If you live within 50 mi of Neenah and Swift, this company will pay you about .34/mile, 500 mi a day with 34hrs off at home base every week.

These heavy equipment jobs are available for trained and qualified operators. If you haven’t received your heavy equipment training yet, then find out how to get your CDL license or heavy equipment operator’s certificate so that you can work in your state. Requirements vary from state to state, but ATS Heavy Equipment Schools has an online training course that will meet most state requirements.

Learn more about online heavy equipment operator training from ATS Heavy Equipment Schools.

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Career Services at ATS

Associated Training Services is proud to offer career services to students. As a school that helps people get prepared for careers in truck driving, heavy equipment operation, an d more, ATS has a lot to offer. There are many different ways that ATS offers help in the career services area.

Personal career counseling is a key part of career services at ATS. The coordinator of this department works with students right from the start of their training. The career goals and interests of each student are determined and hiring employers are presented. Throughout training, this professional is available to help students with job searches as well. Even students who graduate can take advantage of this perk.

There are also skills to work on in career services. Soft skills such as interviewing skills, application know how’s and more. Each of these are addressed in career services and help students become more prepared for a future career.
ATS career services also includes job finding assistance. There is a job leads database containing contact information for many hiring employers. Students and graduates can have access to this list of possible jobs to assist them in nailing down there future plans.

If you have an interest in becoming a heavy equipment operator, a truck driver, or a related position, ATS may be the answer for you. Training at ATS will allow you the freedom to be qualified for a number of open positions. With the training provided and career services available, ATS could change your life and set you up for success!

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Heavy Equipment Job Listings: June 2, 2012

If you are in the market for a heavy equipment job, take a look at these job listings for this week:

  • Neenah, WI Swift is hiring drivers at Diesel Driving School
  • Cleveland, OH is hiring operators
  • Cromwell, IN “DRIVE THIS TRUCK” is a fleet owner on with PRIME and they are hiring new drivers start at $600/wk
  • Fargo, ND Industrial Builders hiring operators
  • Green Bay, WI hiring drivers for Inter-Modal, Most runs are Illinois rounds
  • Sapulpa, Ok needs heavy equipment operators
  • Cleveland OH needs excavator operators to operate clams, grapples and magnets.

For more job listings for heavy equipment operators, check out our online heavy equipment job listing website. You’ll find professional heavy equipment operator jobs, crane operator jobs, and diesel truck driving jobs.

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Heavy Equipment Job Listings: May 26, 2012

If you are currently looking for work as a truck driver and you’re interested in working for Schneider National, then listen up. Schneider National representatives will be at Diesel Driving School classroom in our Sun Prairie, WI facility at 4 P.M. today. This is a great opportunity to talk to a large employer and perhaps find lucrative truck driving work. We have had a range of job opportunities come through the door this month including:

Local Truck Driver
Pardeeville, WI
Local driver with CDL-B required

Boom Truck Operators
Plover/Susses/Appleton, WI
Building supply company looking to hire boom truck operators.

Excavator and TLB Operators
Sparta, WI
Construction company is looking for excavator and TLB operators.

Local Truck Drivers
Madison, WI
Local company hiring truck drivers for food products.

Crane Operators
Forest City, IA
Hiring crane operators now.

Badger 460 Operator with CDL
Hartford, CT
Operators required for Badger 460?s (similar to the Gradall) must have CDL.

Heavy Equipment Operator
Tyler, TX
A global leader in engineering, consulting, design, program management, construction and operations, is looking for heavy equipment operators.

Heavy Equipment Operator II
Joseph City, AZ
Heavy Equipment Operators are responsible for the safe operation of various heavy equipment vehicles that perform the spreading and compaction of construction and demolition, commercial and residential waste disposed of at the post collection facilities. Occasionally, items up to 50 lb. must be lifted while performing the daily routine in all weather conditions. Daily Equipment Inspections (DEI) is required.

If you’re interested in any of these vacancies, then visit our job site for more information. New jobs are being listed every day so be sure to check back regularly.

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Heavy Equipment Job Listings: May 19, 2012

Are you looking for work in the field of heavy equipment operations, truck driving or crane operations? If you are, then you should have this site bookmarked along with our job site. Every Saturday we list a range of job vacancies that have been listed on our job site. You can check here each Saturday or visit our job site on a regular basis to see the latest jobs available. This weeks jobs include:

    Boom Truck Operators
    Plover/Susses/Appleton, WI
    Building supply company looking to hire boom truck operators.

    Excavator and TLB Operators

    Sparta, WI
    Construction company is looking for excavator and TLB operators.

    Local Truck Drivers
    Madison, WI
    Local company hiring truck drivers for food products.

    Crane Operators
    Forest City, IA
    Hiring crane operators now.

    Badger 460 Operator with CDL
    Hartford, CT
    Operators required for Badger 460’s (similar to the Gradall) must have CDL.

    Driver’s Helper
    Reinhart Food Route driver helper needed, this would lead to a good daily route.

    If you’re interested in becoming a truck driver, then it could be worth talking to one of the big employers of truck drivers. Schneider National is visiting our truck driver training school – here are the details:

    Sun Prairie,WI
    Schneider National doing a driver hiring seminar in Diesel Driving School’s classroom, 5/22/2012

Contact us for more details and for information on truck driver training, heavy equipment operator training and crane operator training.

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Heavy Equipment Training Is Half The Battle

Whilst there is a shortage of heavy equipment operators across the nation, that doesn’t mean you can just do a bit of training and expect to walk into a job. Employers are still fussy; after all, their operators are in control of heavy equipment that is priced in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Not only that, but heavy equipment operators are often working on projects that are valued in the millions if not tens of millions of dollars. Employers simply cannot take a risk on an unknown operator.

So how does a novice get a foot in the door. Employers want experienced and reliable heavy equipment operators, however, if they are not prepared to hire new graduates. How are those graduates going to build that experience? It’s an age old question that affects almost every industry around the world. Sometimes it helps to have someone on your side who can open a few doors. Someone an employer trusts to deliver hard working and reliable employees.

ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools has been in business for around fifty years. Over that time we have developed good relationships with a wide group of employers. They trust our training and know that when we graduate a new recruit to the industry, that person will be ready to start in the workplace in an entry level position. Our success depends on our graduates gaining employment – if they didn’t find employment, our name would soon turn to mud. To help graduates succeed, we have over the years developed a strong career services department.

When you start your heavy equipment training with us, our career services personnel start working with you, helping you build a resume and learn how to approach employers, and how to handle yourself during interviews. We also try to match you up to suitable employers in your area. Looking for a career change? Training is half the battle, and we don’t believe in doing things by halves – we like to see our students trained and successfully in the workplace as soon as possible – that’s the best way to kickstart a new career.

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Getting The Most Out Of Heavy Equipment Training

Whether you receive your training from an accredited training school, or from a friend or relative, it’s your future that’s at stake. You need to gain as much as possible out of that training. With an accredited training school, you know you are going to receive training that’s set to an industry standard. You are also going to be trained in the right way of doing things rather than learning someone else’s bad habits.

Whichever way you decide to go, the onus ultimately is on you to learn as much as possible. In an accredited training school like ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools, you are going to receive training in a classroom (for the theoretical components), on the ground (for walk around and equipment identification), and in the driver’s seat (actually operating the equipment in a work like environment). Some consider the theoretical side to be rather boring (although we do make it as interesting as possible), it is still an essential aspect of your training.

When it comes to sitting in the driver’s seat and learning how to operate heavy equipment, get as much practice as possible, especially in areas that you find difficult. The more you practice, the easier it becomes – and practicing the right techniques will help you perfect your skills.

Getting the most out of heavy equipment training doesn’t just stop with your heavy equipment training. We have a career services section that works with students to help them find their first job once they have graduated. This service is free to students, and can be a very valuable side to your training. Our career services personnel can show you how to write an industry acceptable resume and job application. They can also help you with interview techniques, all skills that you will come to rely on in the years ahead.

Statistics show that students who make the best use of their training are the graduates who have the best success in their new career. If you’re considering a career change to heavy equipment operations, make sure you choose an accredited heavy equipment training school and then be sure to get as much as possible out of your training – you won’t regret it.

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Heavy Equipment Job Listings: April 28, 2012

If you’re looking for a job that pays top wages, offers an excellent benefit package, or perhaps provides you with an opportunity to work for a global leader, then keep on reading. This week’s job listings include opportunities with theses features for heavy equipment operators.

Pipeline Foreman & Experienced Heavy Equipment Operator
Dewey, OK
Hiring Pipeline Foreman & Experienced Heavy Equipment Operators! Must have hours on Trackhoe, Backhoe, Dozer and/or Grader TOP WAGES & BENEFITS!

Heavy Equipment Operator
Tyler, TX
A global leader in engineering, consulting, design, program management, construction and operations, is looking for heavy equipment operators.

Heavy Equipment Operator II
Joseph City, AZ
Heavy Equipment Operators are responsible for the safe operation of various heavy equipment vehicles that perform the spreading and compaction of construction and demolition, commercial and residential waste disposed of at the post collection facilities. Occasionally, items up to 50 lb. must be lifted while performing the daily routine in all weather conditions. Daily Equipment Inspections (DEI) is required.

Heavy Equipment/Scale Operator – Landfill
Punta Gorda, FL
POSITION SUMMARY…Reporting to an Operations Manager/Supervisor, this position operates heavy equipment to move materials and tow trailers for the purpose of transferring spreading, covering, loading and/or compacting waste or soil in a productive and safe manner. Safely and productively operates equipment including excavator, compactor, bulldozer, forklift and front end loader.

Heavy Equipment Operator
Portage, IN
A leading provider of services to steel companies throughout the United States and Canada, has several openings for Heavy Equipment Operators at our job site. Primarily we are in need of loader operators. Full time, permanent employment and an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, prescription drugs, disability, life insurance, and 401k. 2-3 years experience as heavy equipment operator preferred.

If you require more information on these or any other job opportunities, or if you’re an employer looking for heavy equipment operators, crane operators or truck drivers, then visit our job site. It’s totally free and available for both employers and job seekers.

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