Heavy Equipment Training School Chandler

Heavy Equipment Training School Chandler - The heavy equipment operator courses will help the operator in attaining the essential knowledge and skills they will need to be able to enter the workforce as an entry level operator. In this twelve week course together with a practicum, you would focus on jobsite basics including: safety, health and environmental awareness and training, machine maintenance and operation, and application of earth moving techniques in hands-on situations.

This training helps you to operate on selected items of machinery such as a loader, compactor, grader, excavator and a dozer. There are various vital skills required to become a heavy equipment operator: good problem solving skills, good oral communication skills, physical stamina and strength, excellent spatial ability and excellent vision, the ability to work well with others in a team or alone and good eye-hand coordination along with excellent manual dexterity.

Technical skills are also required to operate these machinery. These skills consist of: general mechanical ability, being able to operate equipment and power tools, knowledge of safe working procedures, the ability to follow grade plans, technical specifications and read directions, the ability to make basic measurements and mathematical calculations, and the ability to perform basic mechanical repairs and maintenance.

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