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Arizona Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Program
Arizona Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Program
at International Union of Operating Engineers Local 428
Phoenix Catalog
The role of the Arizona Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Program is to supply well-trained Operating Engineers to the Construction Industry. We are dedicated to this role and are only interested in applicants who take PRIDE in their work, BELIEVE in eight (8) hours of work for eight (8) hours of pay, and are willing to WORK HARD TO ACHIEVE A HIGH STANDARD OF SKILL in their chosen field. YOUR 3-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF: 80 hours of Pre-training (Indoctrination Class) and 6,000 hours of ON-THE-JOB Training. 1. After the indoctrination class, you will be put on an Out-Of-Work List. When a Contractor calls for an Apprentice, you will then be sent out to a job site. (This is a statewide Program.) The Contractor will then put you on their payroll. Approximately 432 hours of Related Training Instruction are currently held at the Casa Grande Training Site. In the spring and fall of each year, you will be required to attend 72 hours of classes. There are 6 related Training Classes per classification.
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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.
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$38,410
$56,160
$95,570
$18.47
$27
$45.95
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Required documents Application Packet