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