Kxnate
Well-Known Member
So I'll give you a little background to my title question. I am 41 years old, have spent the majority of my working career years in sales, both inside and outside sales roles. I am finding that I am getting really burned out on the sales world and think I would like a career change, one that is less people oriented haha. I enjoy running equipment, I spent my summers growing up on a farm/ranch operating various types of farm equipment, I have lots of seat time in skidsteers over the years, including owning my own for the last couple years for my own projects.
I think I would really enjoy operating heavy equipment such as excavators, dozers, etc., and would like to learn how to operate them and the associated grade measuring tools that go with these operations.
I would really like to find a contractor that digs like housing foundation holes and such that would be willing to bring a guy on with minimal experience and teach him the ropes. But how the heck does a guy find something like this??? I rarely see ads for equipment operators on the typical job hunting sites, and when I do they are typically for the major companies in my area that are looking for someone with 10 years of experience that can jump in any piece of equipment they have and hit the ground running.
How the heck does a guy with the desire but without the experience get into the Operator world???
I think I would really enjoy operating heavy equipment such as excavators, dozers, etc., and would like to learn how to operate them and the associated grade measuring tools that go with these operations.
I would really like to find a contractor that digs like housing foundation holes and such that would be willing to bring a guy on with minimal experience and teach him the ropes. But how the heck does a guy find something like this??? I rarely see ads for equipment operators on the typical job hunting sites, and when I do they are typically for the major companies in my area that are looking for someone with 10 years of experience that can jump in any piece of equipment they have and hit the ground running.
How the heck does a guy with the desire but without the experience get into the Operator world???