IUOE Local 132 covers the state of West Virginia. Their training center is located in Ravenswood.
What is an Operating Engineer?
Operating Engineers cover a wide range of job classes in industries such as highway and building construction, mining, tunnels, landscaping, power and other types of industrial plants, logging, utility work such as gas, water and sewage excavation.
Whether working as heavy equipment operators, heavy equipment mechanics, or surveyors, Operating Engineers are the skilled people found on any project using construction equipment. “Heavy Equipment” is the term for numerous types of machines such as cranes, bulldozers, front-end loaders, rollers, backhoes, graders and many more.