MENUMENU LOGINJOBS Equipment Operator Climb the career ladder, put yourself in the driver’s seat. Home » Explore Careers » Mining Careers » Equipment Operator There’s a lot of mechanized stuff at a mine, and that means a lot of opportunity for you. Equipment operators drive a wide range of heavy equipment used in the mining process, such as tractor-trailer combinations, loaders, graders, excavators, dozers, forklifts, mobile cranes, large capacity shovels and trucks. For the kid who loved getting in the sandbox with big, yellow toy bulldozers.Education and training needed: High school diploma or GED; vocational training preferred LinksAlaska Operating Engineers/Employers Training Trust Apprenticeship ProgramsAlaska Works Partnership Alaska Construction Academies, Women in the Trades, and Helmets to Hardhats programsIlisagvik College Heavy EquipmentSouthwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center (SAVEC)Partners for Progress in Delta Heavy Equipment AcademyNorthern Industrial Training Construction Equipment