Operating Engineer at Joint Apprenticeship Committee for Operating Engineers for the 46 Northern Counties in California

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for Operating Engineers for the 46 Northern Counties in California sponsors this Operating Engineer apprenticeship program in Sloughhouse, CA. This employer-based program serves a broad geographic area across Northern California, training apprentices to operate heavy construction equipment on a variety of public and private construction projects. Apprentices receive wages throughout the program.

The four-year program includes 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 432 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices train on equipment such as excavators, cranes, bulldozers, scrapers, and paving machines in live construction environments. Technical instruction addresses equipment safety inspection, preventive maintenance, operational theory, grade and blueprint reading, and applicable regulatory standards for California construction sites.

Upon graduating, apprentices attain journey-level operating engineer status qualified for work throughout the 46-county service area. Northern California's significant infrastructure investment and active commercial and residential construction market offer strong employment prospects for qualified operating engineers.