While everyone is bemoaning the lack of employment opportunities across the nation, we are seeing a steady stream of employment opportunities for heavy equipment operators and truck drivers roll in. Check the latest jobs below; in particular, vacancies in our training school for instructors.

Garnivillo, IA – heavy equipment operators wanted for the surface mine work. If you want to get into the lucrative mining industry, this could be the perfect opportunity.

Cincinnati, OH – vacancies exist for several heavy equipment operators. The hourly rate is $31 for equipment operator III to operate trucks, and heavy equipment to support work crews and the overall plant operations requiring the use of heavy equipment.

Ruffs Dale, PA – three heavy equipment operators required to help with natural gas pipeline construction. Overtime, weekend, and away from home work is sometimes required. Applicants must be able to read, write, and follow directions. Experience a must. Applicants must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and will be subject to random testing. We offer a competitive pay and benefit package.

Willis, TX – bulldozer operators required who are able to grade to site with GPS.

Chippewa Falls, WI – heavy equipment operators required for blacktop and roadways·

Sun Prairie, WI – Associated Training Services – yes, we are hiring Heavy Equipment instructors with 3+yrs in the construction trades. You can apply at www.work4ats.com and pass your experience, skills and knowledge on to the next generation of heavy equipment operators.

You can find more details on these jobs on our job site. Employment demand for heavy equipment operators, crane operators and truck drivers remains steady despite the impact of the economy (perhaps because of it in some areas). If you are considering a career change, there’s no better time than the present, and we can help you transition into a new career by providing quality heavy equipment training, and access to a wide range of employment opportunities.

We are back again with another list of jobs for heavy equipment operators, truck drivers and crane operators. One trend that is noticeable this weekend is the requirement for operators that are multi-skilled across a range of machinery. One job prefers someone with heavy equipment, truck driving and crane operator experience. In fact, let’s start with that job.

• How does an hourly Rate of $31.00 sound? There is a vacancy for a heavy equipment operator who can drive a truck. The role is to support work crews and plant operations. Involves Non-Continuous Multi-Shift Saturday and/or Sundays. See our job-site for more details.
• Heavy equipment operators wanted: Another employer requires 3 heavy equipment operators to help with natural gas pipeline construction. Overtime, weekend, and away-from-home work is sometimes required.
• How multi-skilled are you? This position reports directly to the equipment foreman. The heavy equipment operator operates all equipment on the job site including, but not limited to backhoes, dozers, tractor-trailers, front-end loaders, and snow blowers. The heavy equipment operator must pass the written and practical examination for and safely operate a tractor-trailer, front-end loader, dozer, snow blower and backhoe.
• Pennsylvania – an employer is hiring operators for various positions throughout the state.
• Willis, TX. dozer operators required who are able to grade to site with GPS.
• Chippewa Falls, WI. heavy equipment operators required by a leading employer

A point to note with these job listings is that many of them are for operators, meaning of course, more than one. If you’re looking for heavy equipment, truck driving or crane operator job, then check out our job site. If you are considering a career as an operator, then don’t let anyone tell you there are no jobs. There are jobs, you just need to be trained in order to start your career, and we can help through out heavy equipment training school.

Who says there are no jobs for heavy equipment operators, crane operators or truck drivers? We seem to have a flood of jobs this week for operators and drivers so if you’re looking for a change of job, or perhaps looking to kick start your career, check these out.

• Livermore, CA – Hydraulic crane operators wanted by leading employer. They also have excavating projects in CA.
• Looking for surface mine excavation work? One company has work in sand and gravel sites in the central, western and southern states.
• Bismarck, Fargo, ND – hiring CDL-A drivers to remove sand from Bismarck. They also require ready mix drivers for Fargo/Moorehead.
• A major total services contractor is looking for operators nationwide – don’t miss this opportunity!
• Dozer operator is required in Huntsville, AL. Are you willing to move, or are you already close by?
• Horizontal drill operators are wanted in Madison, TN.
• Dozer operators are wanted by major employer throughout Texas.
• Roscoe, IL – local Ready Mix drivers with their CDL-A.

This is just a taste of some of the jobs that come through our hands every week. You’ll find these and more heavy equipment and truck driving jobs through ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Schools.

We’ve got quite a few heavy equipment job listings for you this week. We hope you’ll find something you can dig your teeth into.

• A reputable foliage company is looking for drivers. A presentation will be held at ATS in Sun Prairie, WI. For more details, call 800-383-7364.
• A presentation will also be given in Sun Prairie, WI for job offers by a national transportation company. Call 800-383-7364 for details.
• Dump truck drivers needed in Hartford, WI.
• Employers are looking for local drivers in Kansas.
• A company in Hammond, IN are hiring heavy equipment and crane operators.
• Want to learn manual and computerized grading. If you live in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, you now have a great heavy equipment opportunity.
• A company in Waukesha, WI is looking for heavy equipment operators.
• If you are a boom truck operator with a CDL-A license, you have an opportunity to deliver and set trusses in Mill Hall, PA. You can be home every day.
• If you are an excavator operator who knows how to operate drill attachments or want to learn, you can apply in Dallas, TX.
• A dairy farm in Kewaskum, WI is looking for CDL-A drivers to make deliveries in Southeastern Wisconsin.
• Contact ATS for a driving opportunity in Sun Prairie, WI. Call 800-383-7364.
• Another CDL opportunity is available through ATS in Sun Prairie, WI. Call 800-383-7364.
• A petroleum services company in Williston, ND is seeking CDL-A drivers to deliver equipment to oil fields. Hourly pay with lots of work.
• A railroad services company is hiring book truck operators in Madison, WI.
• There are also overseas opportunities in Australia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, UK, Russia, China, New Zealand, and Scotland. These include a broad range of opportunities.
• A national home improvement chain is seeking delivery drivers in three locations: Delavan, WI; Franklin, WI; and Browndeer, WI. Be home every night with benefits.

Find more heavy equipment and truck driving jobs through ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Schools.

Short week this week for job listings, but that doesn’t mean the jobs we do have – or the job (singular) – isn’t important. Every job is important in the heavy equipment business.

This week, we’ve got a job from a respectable employer. It’s a trucking company with a national reputation and they offer great pay with benefits. Over the road.

If you like adventure, being away from home, seeing the country, and getting paid well for your efforts, then look up the ATS Heavy Equipment School and check out our heavy equipment job listings. We have a list of the best heavy equipment and truck driving jobs from the best employers in the industry.

Associated Training Services is beginning a new column this week that we hope will become one of your favorites. We’ll be highlighting job listings within the heavy equipment industry. There are a lot of them and we expect the list to grow.

This week’s job listings include:

• A transportation company with multiple offices nationwide is looking for alert drivers for local and long haul deliveries.
• A contractor in Huntsville, Alabama is looking for bulldozer, pan scraper, construction tractor, and asphalt distributor operators.
• A company in Livermore, California needs crane operators locally and excavating equipment operators all over the state.
• In Johnson City, Texas, a construction trenching firm is seeking oilfield workers to help with trenching for pipelines. Starting pay is $15-$20 and you get per diem.
• Relay driver needed from Madison, Wisconsin to Fremont, Indiana and back, six nights a week for $21.11 per hour.
• Deliver roofing supplies in Columbus, Canton, and Mentor, Ohio for a recognized supply company.

This is just the tip of iceberg where heavy equipment job listings are concerned. Look for this list every Saturday. Brought to you by the premier heavy equipment job site online, a service of ATS Heavy Equipment Operator School.

Transitioning from a heavy equipment training school to a full time job as a heavy equipment operator can seem daunting. It’s true of every new career unless you have had some experience in that particular industry. Jobs are advertised in a wide variety of locations so knowing where to look is often not the problem – the real problem is that most people new to an industry don’t know how to apply for any vacancies.

The construction industry can be particularly hard. Some employers rarely advertise vacancies, they rely on word-of-mouth to bring in applicants. Others will talk to people who simply walk in off the street. The latter is rare these days, but it does still happen. As a graduate from a heavy equipment training school, what is ideal is to have a friend who has the inside knowledge of industry – someone who knows the employers and who knows what these employers are looking from job applicants. Here’s the good news, you do have a friend and they do have all the knowledge you need to help you find that first job.

Associated Training Schools has a highly regarded career services department and their function is to do everything possible to help you find employment. From the beginning of your training, someone from Career Services will interview you in an effort to find out exactly what you want from your training and a new career. They will then put together a resource package that will help you find suitable employers based on where you want to work, and the type of employment you are looking for.

Career Services will also deliver ‘soft skills’ training – these are designed to help you with application letters, resumes, and interview skills – all designed to help you prove your worth to a potential employer. Our career services department can never promise to find you a perfect job – that perfect job may not even exist – however, they can help you to locate vacancies and with your job application – after that, it will all depend on how well you influence the employer. Looking for heavy equipment training that offers that little extra? Don’t underestimate the value of our Career Services department.

There are several factors that need to come together that will ensure you have a long and happy heavy equipment operator career. The first of these factors is you. How keen are you to really work in this industry? If you are keen, then the rest can be fairly easy to work on. The second most important factor is your training.

Training to become a heavy equipment operator needn’t be long. Your training should provide you with a good grounding in heavy equipment operations along with workplace safety obligations. Your training should combine in-class training and actual hands-on operator training. Heavy equipment operations is one of those careers where you improve with experience – provided you have the good grounding to begin with. ATS Heavy Equipment Training Schools has developed a good reputation for providing industry with graduates who have that good grounding – there are thousands of successful heavy equipment operators now working successfully following our training.

The third leg of a successful career as a heavy equipment operator is just as important as the first two. That third leg is your first job. After graduating from your training school, you need to find employment that you are going to enjoy, employment that will allow you to continue learning, and an employer that understands you’re a rookie, someone who needs to find their feet in their new career.

We can never promise to find you employment. No one can – at least, not the ‘perfect’ job. We do have a specialized department, our career services department, whose only aim is to help you find that first job. We work with you to sift through all the potential employers in your region to find those that are best suited to you. More importantly, we have worked with many of these employers for a long time. They understand the difficulties that new graduates face, and often work with them to develop their new skills.

To become a successful heavy equipment operator, you need commitment on your part, training that provides a good grounding (and we provide that), and a good job to get you started – and together, we can work on that. You too can join the thousands of successful graduates who have entered the workforce through our training – you just need that commitment.

There is more to finding a job than just looking in a newspaper. If you are undertaking any career training, then the search for employment can be that little bit harder since you have no prior experience in the industry. More importantly, you have no prior experience at looking for work in that industry. A personal career counselor can often make a real difference in helping you gain that first start – if you have one available, that is.

Career counselors are our cornerstone at Associated Training Schools. They provide that vital link between the school, the student, and employers. More importantly, because they have experience working with industry, they know exactly how a graduate should approach employers. Having access to a personal career counselor can help you develop an approach – either by mail, telephone, or in person – that employers find acceptable.

Our career services department has links to thousands of potential employers across the nation. As a student or graduate, you have access to this information through our employer database. You also have access to our jobs website where employers can leave job vacancies, and where graduates can leave copies of their resume for potential employers to read.

The one area that no one can place a value on is that of experience. Our career services personnel have a wealth of experience when it comes to helping graduates from our heavy equipment training, crane operator training, and truck driver training programs find employment. Our reputation as a quality training provider in these areas has been built on the success of our graduates in finding and building great careers in their chosen work area.

If you’re considering a career in heavy equipment, crane operations, or as a truck driver, you can rest assured in the knowledge that our career services personnel will work with you to find that first job. If they aren’t helping you, it’s probably because you did your training through someone else.

Have you ever dreamed of operating a bulldozer, perhaps a crane, or even driving a truck? There are many people who try to turn that dream into a reality. They attend training programs that are designed to teach them how to operate each of those vehicles, then leave to find employment within each of the industries.

If you have never been in the industry, the first problem is pretty simple – where do you start looking?

If you had access to dedicated career services personnel who knew all about your targeted industry, had possibly worked in that industry, and had developed a network of contacts in that industry, they would be an asset worth cultivating for your future career.

At Associated Training Schools, you don’t have to cultivate our career services personnel, they are there ready to help you achieve your goals from day one of your training.

You just cannot beat inside knowledge. Having a database of thousands of potential employees across a range of industries is just one areas where ATS can assist students in their quest for employment. Being able to link graduates with employers through a dedicated employment website helps to streamline your job search efforts. Just as importantly, being coached in how to approach employers, how to respond during employment interviews, and how to network with possible employers removes many of the barriers that new graduates face in any industry.

ATS have a history that goes back over forty years. Whether it’s a job as a crane operator, heavy equipment operator, or truck driver, ATS have the contacts and experience, and they freely share them with students and graduates of their training schools. As a graduate walks away following their last day of training, they don’t have to wonder “what now?” They already have the answer. In fact, for some, it’s more a question of “can I be ready to start work tomorrow?”

Does your training organization give you that head start?