Scope of Work&nbsp;- Operating Engineers operate and maintain heavy and portable construction equipment.&nbsp;Work includes operation and maintenance of construction equipment such as bulldozers, graders and cranes, scrapers, endloaders, and asphalt plants, rollers and pumps,&nbsp;etc., on all types of projects - highway, commercial, industrial, residential, underground, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Operating Engineer is generally employed in the building of highways, airports, buildings, waterways, stadiums and sewers.
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Working Conditions&nbsp;- Operators work outdoors and their work is often seasonal.&nbsp;The equipment they operate can have open cabs such as pavers and roller compactors or crane and truck cabs that may have heating and air conditioning.

Operating Engineer Apprenitceship | SkillUp Coalition

Operating Engineer Apprenitceship

Operating Engineers Local 324 

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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.