| With ongoing construction activity and the | | | | an expert in more than a dozen areas. Some of |
| demands created by industries like mining, paving, | | | | them are as follows. |
| excavating and agriculture, the application and use | | | | . Parts management |
| of heavy equipment is constantly on the rise. | | | | . Preventive maintenance |
| Even by a cursory estimation there must be | | | | . Shop and facilities management |
| billions of dollars invested by different sectors in | | | | . Benchmarking |
| heavy trucks, tractors, excavators, backhoes, | | | | . Lifecycle analysis |
| wheel loaders, graders, crawler tractors and other | | | | . Environmental requirements pertaining to fleet |
| heavy equipment. With major dependence on | | | | management |
| such equipment for the successful and timely | | | | . Financial management |
| completion of projects, it is an imperative that | | | | . Human resources/staffing |
| these machines remain in peak working order with | | | | . Outsourcing |
| minimum downtime. It is absolutely unaffordable | | | | . Negotiations |
| to have expensive and important machinery | | | | . Safety |
| breakdown in the midst of operations with a | | | | . Risk management |
| project reaching an important milestone. | | | | . Specifications |
| To ensure smooth and effective control of | | | | . Warranty and performance guarantees |
| machine and equipment and keep them in top | | | | . Technology |
| functional order to provide maximum efficiency at | | | | There is an increasing demand for qualified |
| optimum cost, it becomes necessary to have | | | | equipment managers in the heavy equipment |
| qualified personnel for equipment management. Big | | | | industry. There are certification programs for |
| projects require a variety of heavy machines to | | | | equipment managers, which can lead to a highly |
| be available at different times to maintain proper | | | | paying and socially prestigious job as a certified |
| speed for project completion. Project managers | | | | equipment manager in big companies operating |
| are burdend with a host of varied responsibilities | | | | heavy equipment and machinery fleets as also to |
| and are hard put to shoulder equipment | | | | manage fleets of municipal/government machines. |
| management responsibilities that form a | | | | Apart from this, the heavy equipment industry is |
| specialized field and demand unwavering focus. | | | | running short of managers and representatives |
| It is such exigencies that have created a niche for | | | | equipped with current and up to date managerial, |
| a career in heavy equipment management. Other | | | | technical and communication skills that can fulfill |
| than captive equipment bought by a company | | | | the demands of the expanding and upgraded |
| engaged in construction, mining etc. there are now | | | | business environment of the industry. |
| numerous companies which have fleets of heavy | | | | There is a big scope of employment also at |
| equipment/machines for hiring out to such | | | | automotive dealerships and repair centers for |
| industries. It is a humongous task to keep the | | | | service managers, parts managers, managers for |
| functional assets of such a company in proper | | | | leasing and general management and for sales and |
| order to be ready for being put to work at short | | | | marketing of heavy equipment. Positions open |
| notice. | | | | also include those of fleet managers, aftermarket |
| The basic responsibilities of an incumbent pursuing | | | | managers, trainers' etc. |
| a career in heavy equipment management is to | | | | A management career in the heavy equipment |
| improve productivity and efficiency, minimize | | | | management has a vast scope of employment |
| equipment failure, reduce equipment downtime, | | | | across a number of industries and can provide a |
| improve equipment utilization and deployment, | | | | career option that will prove very satisfying, both |
| improve security, reduce costs and insurance | | | | socially and economically, to a determined |
| expenditure and increase profits. | | | | individual. |
| A heavy equipment manager is expected to be | | | | |