If you are interested in learning an essential skill that cannot be outsourced, Lincoln Tech’s South Plainfield campus offers hands-on training in heavy equipment operation. 

The combination of quality training and a skills gap creates significant job opportunity. New Jersey projects 5% job growth for heavy equipment operators by 2032¹. With this valuable program offered in the heart of the northeast corridor, graduates can launch careers with real impact while meeting industry needs for qualified operators.

Highlights of Heavy Equipment Operation School

The Heavy Equipment Operation program can help develop valuable skills for program graduate. Learning how to operate various types of heavy machinery is an valuable skill. This program can ready a student for entry into the field as a heavy equipment operator after 8 weeks of in-depth training.

This 240-hour training program consists of two 120-hour training courses. With a schedule set at 30 hours per week, students can become proficient at operating many types of tracked and wheeled vehicles in 8 weeks. This essential skill is experiencing 5% annual job growth within the State of New Jersey out to 2032¹.

Part 1 – Introduction to Operating Heavy Equipment (120 Contact Hours - 80 Lecture Hours/40 Lab Hours)

• Students will be introduced to the trade and learn safety and identification of heavy equipment.
• Students will also complete the NCCER CORE curriculum which also carries a recognized credential in the construction trades.
• Topic areas in the NCCER CORE Curriculum include materials handling, construction mathematics, introduction to construction drawings, rigging, hand and power tools, and orientation to the construction trade.

Part 2 - Heavy Equipment Operation I (120 Contact Hours - 60 Lecture Hours/60 Lab Hours)

• Students will learn basic operational techniques, utility tractors, introduction to earthmoving, understanding landscape grades, and interpreting civil drawings.
• Introduction to the heavy highway trade (trucks, heavy equipment, cranes, and forklifts, below‐grade construction, earthmoving, plant operations, paving, structures, and operations at a job site.
• Students will operate a variety of off‐road equipment in a simulated environment to perform exercises on excavator and wheel loader equipment.
• Simulator exercises include basic controls, loading, and unloading, excavating, and trenching.

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Build skills for a career with heavy-duty growth and earning potential. Check out Heavy Equipment Operator training at Lincoln Tech’s South Plainfield campus today. This career training program is offered at our South Plainfield, NJ campus: