This week’s heavy equipment job listings cover a wide range of ground. Take a look at one in the part of the country you would like to live in to see if that position will work for you. If you have your CDL, NCCCO certifications for crane operator or a special love of heavy equipment there is a possibility to explore on the Total Resources Network.

Neenah, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Coldwater, MI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Lancaster, OH — hiring heavy equipment operators

Grand Junction, CO — hiring crane operators

Kileen, TX — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Madison, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Nashville, TN — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Houston, TX — hiring heavy equipment operators

Royersford, PA — hiring heavy equipment operators

Eagan, MN — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Williston, ND — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Milwaukee, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Deforest, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Beaver Dam, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

If you don’t have the training yet to get one of these jobs, there will be a training class starting about every three weeks at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School. We do that so you can start when it works for your schedule and still get the training you need for a good career as a heavy equipment operator. Whether you are interested in crane or signaling, truck driving, or any other type of heavy equipment, ATS can get you on the road to a job.

One of the heavy equipment jobs that almost always is on the top of the pay scale is the crane operations. There’s a lot that only a crane can do, so this position is in high demand, too. But the reason crane operators get sought out and get paid well is that they do a dangerous job that takes a lot of skill. Crane operators need to be certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) because that ensures the operator meets high standards of knowledge and skill.

Crane Operator Certification

Crane operators get their NCCCO certifications by passing both written and practical exams, just like you got your driver’s license by passing both a written test and a driving test. The reason both kinds of testing is required is that operating a crane is every bit as potentially dangerous as driving can be.

When you go through the Certified Crane Operator Programs at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School there will be a lot of both types of learning; knowledge and practical. You become familiar with a lot of things depending on the program:

Mobile Crane Operations – 1

• Beginner Level Curriculum
• 3 Weeks, Monday through Friday
• Fixed Cab (small hydraulic or boom truck) Mobile Cranes
• Swing Cab (large hydraulic or rough terrain – RT) Mobile Cranes
• NCCCO Preparation, Testing & Certification

Mobile Crane Operations – 2

A student must have successfully completed Program -1 to enroll in this program.

• 3 Weeks, Monday through Friday
• Lattice Boom Cranes
• Articulated Boom (Knuckleboom) Cranes
• NCCCO Preparation, Testing & Certification

In addition to these programs, there are custom training options, rigger/signalperson certification programs, and more. Each one will give you the preparation you need to go on to the next step in your career as a skilled craftsman who is in demand.

You don’t have to get a Commercial Drivers License when you come to ATS for heavy equipment operator training, but it’s a good idea to consider it. In the decades since Associated Training Services started preparing skilled craftspeople for these important trades, we’ve noticed that heavy equipment operators who also have gone through the CDL Truck Driver Program added a couple more weeks to their schooling and upgraded their career potential to the max.

A lot of times the heavy equipment you learn to operate has to be moved by truck, and the person who can operate the equipment and drive the truck, too, has a better chance of being hired. They also have a higher pay grade most of the time. The more stuff you can do on a work site, the more likely you are to stay working when others get laid off.

It’s pretty simple. Valuable employees are able to do what needs to be done and do it the way it should be done. When the boss needs the backhoe moved to the new site, and the backhoe operator can load it and haul it there, that backhoe operator is valuable. If the backhoe operator can also get in the dump truck, use the grader, and figure out other heavy machinery on the job, then the future looks good, right? Particularly if the task is done professionally like you learn how to do it at ATS.

Every ATS graduate gets help finding jobs for the rest of their career. But the ATS grads who upgraded their training by getting their CDL are able to find more jobs and find them a lot faster.

Did you know that heavy equipment operators don’t necessarily get laid off in the winter? That’s because it takes heavy equipment to move snow and de-icing materials off the roads. If you are a heavy equipment operator and live in an area that needs snowplows and such, check with your local DOT about the possible openings coming up. A lot of times, an experienced operator can pick up a lot of money during a freak snowstorm, especially in areas that aren’t used to snow. Of course, you can’t know when you’ll get the call, but it sure is an opportunity for anyone who can do it.

This week there are just a few jobs on the list, but more are coming in all the time. Check the listings on the Total Resources Network for the latest postings since the job site constantly updates their database. The skilled trades industries are constantly changing because we change the world around us when we work.

Green Bay, WI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Colorado Springs, CO — hiring heavy equipment operators

Elwood, IL — hiring heavy equipment operators

Cortland, NY — hiring heavy equipment operators

If you have been trained in the Heavy Equipment Operation Programs at ATS, you have the basic skills to move into many different fields. A lot of heavy equipment operators have a favorite machine, but most can easily move to other equipment and do the job well. That gives you the flexibility to do a lot of part-time gigs when your regular work is slow, like the snowplow operators who make big bucks cleaning up after blizzards.

What is the cost of not paying attention to what you are doing? Sometimes that cost isn’t much, because you are sitting in a chair at home zoning out during a commercial. But if you are sitting in the driver’s seat on the job, the price of not paying attention can be far higher than anyone wants to pay.

When a heavy equipment operator isn’t paying attention to what they are doing, bad things can happen. Most of your training at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School will have safety rules repeated over and over again. Your teachers will be discussing what can happen, talking about why that rule applies, and sharing stories of what they’ve experienced. In a lot of ways, you’ll think that safety is being talked about too much.

But there’s a reason why ATS has a reputation for training some of the best heavy equipment operators around, and that reason is the high standards of performance our graduates are taught. Part of the high standards of performance are safety standards that have been repeated so many times they become automatic.

Even if you aren’t paying attention, if safety is a habit, then you’ll be more apt to stay safe on the job. But the best idea is to pay attention to all you’ve been taught and the conditions you are working in. Paying attention to what’s going on around you, to where your machine is and your blind spots, will keep everybody safe.

Heavy equipment is too big for a mistake to be minor most of the time. Mistakes are costly, and that’s why the best heavy equipment operators pay attention to what they are doing even when it’s routine.

Sometimes, the statement that “financing is available” is part of a used car salesman’s spiel, and that financing ends up being kind of like the bait on a hook to reel you in and saddle you with a clunker that doesn’t last as long as the payment schedule.

This is NOT what happens at ATS.

Financing really is available, and there are many types of financing for different types of students. There are private student loans to be used for tuition and housing expenses, many kinds of state and federal grants, and educational scholarships. There’s military funding for vets and active duty members of the military as well as their families.

Since ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School is a qualified institution with all the right credentials and affiliations, we can utilize the funding you are eligible for. Since we work with so many types of financial assistance, we can help you figure it all out.

Unlike the used car that had “financing available” and died before the last payment, your education and training continue to be valuable long after any loans are paid off. There’s lifetime career assistance to keep you employed, too. It really is a good deal, and there are no hidden hooks.

For an idea of what financial assistance you could be eligible for, simply fill out an online application and start the process. It’s free, and you will need to answer some questions designed to evaluate your suitability for our program. These are required, and the reasoning is covered in the introductory paragraphs of the application. It keeps you from wasting your time if an issue will prevent your employability.

So that’s it — no hooks, no bait. Just real financial assistance for those who qualify, and we help you get it.

July was a big month for construction as firms added 22,000 new jobs, dropping the sector’s unemployment to 7.5 percent. That means the folks who invested in high-quality accredited training at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School are ready to take any job the Employment Assistance Department finds for them in the areas that student said they were interested in. Custom employment assistance is one of the benefits that ATS graduates have — and it lasts for a lifetime.

Here’s this week’s partial list of jobs:

Eau Claire, WI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Wyocena, WI — hiring heavy equipment operators

Madison, MS — hiring crane operators

Houston, TX — hiring crane operators

Grand Rapids, MI — hiring crane operators

Waukesha, WI — hiring NCCCO certified crane operators

Fallbrook, CA — hiring heavy equipment operators

New Berlin, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Eau Claire, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

There’s a big variety again, from Class-A CDL truck drivers and NCCCO certified crane operators to heavy equipment operators. Each one will be a little bit different because of the location and nature of the job, too. That’s part of the appeal of this industry; it keeps changing.

To stay on top of those changes, most ATS graduates appreciate being part of the Total Resources Network because it helps them stay in touch with their professional peers.

ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School is qualified to provide Employer Specific Specialized Training. What does that mean? It means that we can customize our curriculum and provide you with experienced instructors to get your work crew trained for the environment you work in, the type of work you do, the needs of your customers, and the regulations you must follow. Learn more ways your company succeeds with ATS.

ATS-Specialized offers this specialized training on your site or our training site, in four ways:

• NCCCO Crane Operator Training, Testing and Certification
• OSHA Compliant Rigging & Signal Person Training, Testing and Qualification
• NCCER Heavy Equipment Training, Testing and Qualification
• Class-A CDL Commercial Driver Training, Testing, and Licensing

There’s even some federal and state funding available in the form of the Incumbent Worker Training Program and we can help you figure out if you qualify for this help. Each one of the four certifications, qualifications, and licensing are standard benchmarks of quality that insurance and safety regulations may require of your business. But the actual implementation of that work goes beyond the standard and is unique to many job sites.

If you are involved with a job requiring standards above and beyond the normal processes or you have employees who need any of these four basic training procedures, ATS-Specialized can provide the specific training you need. We can even travel to the site so that training is immediately applicable and any variables are accounted for in the curriculum.

The extensive experience gleaned from five decades of training top-quality heavy equipment operators and truck drivers can be used to your advantage with ATS-Specialized Training for your work crew.

In one sense, it sort of sounds like a heavy equipment operator does just one thing: operate a big machine. But there’s a lot more to heavy equipment operation than being at the controls of a bulldozer or anything like it. In order to be a good operator, you need to be able to do things like this:

• Grade Reading — because the way the ground is now is not the way it should be when you are finished
• Soil Identification — because dirt does not act the same all the time
• Site Layout — because your machine might not fit where you thought it would
• Laser Levels — because it’s easy to get cockeyed
• Safety Procedures — because you work with other people and everybody wants to go home tonight
• Heavy Equipment Maintenance — because your machine isn’t magic

Heavy Equipment Operator Training has to include far more than simply learning to work the machine because your goal is a career, not a ride. All the extra stuff that is part of earthmoving and excavation is included in the studies at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School because it’s part of the job. You’ll learn how to work with a crew on different types of equipment and different types of job sites because the real heavy equipment jobs are in new places all the time.

When you are operating heavy equipment, usually the job site is changing as you work. You can’t assume things will be the same way they were yesterday and you have to be able to assess what’s happening now. We do our best to get you prepared for the real world of heavy equipment and a fulfilling career.

This week there’s a big assortment of jobs being listed, from local truck drivers (one averages $60,000!) and other types of CDL jobs to heavy equipment and crane operators. It’s always interesting to see which areas of the country are looking for drivers and operators, isn’t it? If you get your training at ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School, you get all the advantage of decades worth of experience and you’ll be prepared for the right job when it comes along.

Janesville, WI — hiring local CDL truck drivers

Ashland, WI — hiring local truck drivers

Marshfield, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Deforest, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers and heavy equipment operators

Amherst, WI — hiring Class-A CDL truck drivers

Omaha, NE — hiring heavy equipment operators

Aurora, TX — hiring crane operators

Elkhorn, WI — hiring truck drivers for food delivery. Drivers avg $60,000

Once you graduate from ATS Heavy Equipment Operator Training School, there’s a lifetime promise of employment assistance and access to the Total Resources Network, a professional job site that brings together everyone interested in the long-term sustainability of the vital skilled trades industries. There’s a database that’s constantly being updated with potential connections and more…all available to ATS graduates.