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Heavy Equipment Mechanic Apprenticeship
Heavy Equipment Mechanic Apprenticeship
at Western PA Operating Engineers
Pittsburgh Catalog
Heavy Equipment Mechanics play a vital role in the timely completion of construction projects by ensuring that all equipment in the fleet is in safe, top working condition. The work of a Mechanic Technician can be very demanding. Long hours of work in all types of weather may be required. But, those with a willingness to succeed can find themselves in a very rewarding life-long career. Apprentices in the Heavy Equipment Mechanic Technician Program develop skills necessary to maintain, troubleshoot and perform repairs on various mechanical systems on a wide range of equipment. This includes everything from engines and transmissions to hydraulic and electrical systems.
- Maintain, troubleshoot and perform repairs on various mechanical systems
- Wide range of equipment
- Engines & Transmissions
- Hydraulic & Electrical Systems
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.
Showing wage data for: Pittsburgh, PA
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Hourly Wage
$38,870
$59,890
$74,980
$18.69
$28.79
$36.05
Admissions
Qualification Requirements of the program include:
- Reside in one of the 33 counties of Western Pennsylvania or Columbiana, Mahoning or Trumbull counties of Ohio.
- Be at least 18 at the time of acceptance.
- Have a high school diploma or GED.
- Have a valid PA or OH driver's license.
- Have dependable transportation.
- Pass a Department of Transportation physical exam.
- Pass a drug test - Drug use is not tolerated in the construction industry where safety is a life-or-death issue.