OPERATING ENGINEER
WORK DESCRIPTION
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Operating Engineers are the first on a construction job and the last off. Operating Engineers operate the dozers, the motor graders, the backhoes, the cranes helping to form and shape the infrastructure and skylines.
When the construction site involves a commercial or industrial complex, stationary engineers are there long after the construction is finished, operating and maintaining the completed facility.
Apprentice wages range from $23.90-$34.76.
Journey level wage is $43.46.
Applicants must apply in person with a valid driver’s license and meet the following:
- Be at least 17 years of age to apply, however, 18 to enter the program
- Be a resident within Local 513’s jurisdiction, which covers the eastern half of Missouri
- A high school diploma or GED in hand at the Pre-Apprentice meeting
WORK DESCRIPTION
Operating Engineers are the first on a construction job and the last off. Operating Engineers operate the dozers, the motor graders, the backhoes, the cranes helping to form and shape the infrastructure and skylines.
When the construction site involves a commercial or industrial complex, stationary engineers are there long after the construction is finished, operating and maintaining the completed facility.
Apprentice wages range from $23.90-$34.75.
Journey level wage is $43.46.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must apply in person with a valid driver’s license and meet the following:
- Be at least 17 years of age to apply, however, 18 to enter the program
- Be a resident within Local 513’s jurisdiction, which covers the eastern half of Missouri
- A high school diploma or GED in hand at the Pre-Apprentice meeting
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY?
- Complete an application in person at the training center in Silex, MO.
- Applicants are selected starting in order by application number.
- Applicants will ONLY be contacted by mail and email.
- Once you received information by mail and email, the applicant must attend a half day meeting, If an applicant meets all the requirements, he/she will then move on to Pre-Apprentice Week.
- Applicants will be evaluated and supervised by our instructors to see if they meet Pre-Apprentice Week requirements. Requirements include but not limited to the necessary skills such as hand/eye coordination, depth perception, and a desire to physically work.
- If an applicant passes that week, he/she will be scheduled for Indenture Week, and apprentice paperwork is signed.
Our Apprenticeship Applicants must apply in person with a valid driver’s license.
Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (the office is closed from 12:00 – 12:30 for lunch).
Operating Engineers Local 513 Training
75 Hwy F
Silex, MO 63377
Office: 573-485-2200
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY?
- Complete an application in person at the training center in Silex, MO.
- Applicants are selected starting in order by application number.
- Applicants will ONLY be contacted by mail and email.
- Once you received information by mail and email, the applicant must attend a half day meeting, If an applicant meets all the requirements, he/she will then move on to Pre-Apprentice Week.
- Applicants will be evaluated and supervised by our instructors to see if they meet Pre-Apprentice Week requirements. Requirements include but not limited to the necessary skills such as hand/eye coordination, depth perception, and a desire to physically work.
- If an applicant passes that week, he/she will be scheduled for Indenture Week, and apprentice paperwork is signed.
Our Apprenticeship Applicants must apply in person with a valid driver’s license.
Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (the office is closed from 12:00 – 12:30 for lunch).
Operating Engineers Local 513 Training
75 Hwy F
Silex, MO 63377
Office: 573-485-2200
TRAINING PROGRAM
The Training Program is a three-year program. Applicants who are selected to take part in the apprenticeship program will receive a combination of on-the-job training while employed by signatory contractors and related field instruction by the program’s instructors at Silex, Missouri, or where assigned.
The Operating Engineers Local 513 Apprenticeship Program is a three-year program consisting of on-site classroom training and on-the-job training for individuals to become heavy equipment operators and members of Operating Engineers Local 513. An apprentice is an employee who learns a skilled trade through planned, supervised work on-the-job, while at the same time receiving related technical classroom instruction.
The Operating Engineers Local 513 Apprenticeship Program is a three-year program consisting of on- site classroom training and on-the-job training for individuals to become heavy equipment operators and members of Operating Engineers Local 513. An apprentice is an employee who learns a skilled trade through planned, supervised work on-the-job, while at the same time receiving related technical classroom instruction.
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