Heavy Equipment Needs Heavy Duty Experience
Foley’s Heavy Equipment Technician Certificate Program through WSU Tech is a 12-month year-round program that provides classroom and lab instruction with paid hands-on training. It gives you the experience and knowledge to work on heavy equipment with proficiency and confidence.
Program Benefits
The Heavy Equipment Technician Certificate Program Includes:
- Paid, hands-on training throughout the program
- Work experience at your local Foley location 3 days/week as a paid intern
- Attend classes at WSU Tech’s Wichita Campus 2 days/week
- Paid travel expenses to and from school for interns working at a Foley location outside of Wichita or Park City
- Scholarship/tuition reimbursement (up to $5,000/year)
- $14,000 worth of tools*
- Full-time Technician position at your Local Foley location after school program completion and Foley Capstone Internship.
- Eligible for the Kansas Promise Act Scholarship
*After graduation from the ThinkBIG program, you must complete 2 years of full-time employment with Foley in order to own the tools and toolbox.
Getting Hired
Improve Your Interview Skills and Hiring Prospects
Tip 1
Be responsive.
Make sure to answer your phone and check your email regularly. We could be trying to contact you for that all-important interview.
Tip 2
Think about safety.
It’s Foley’s #1 priority. Share your ideas on how to make Foley a safe place to work.
Tip 3
Stay curious.
Remember to ask questions at the interview. We want you to feel comfortable about the job you would be performing.
Tip 4
Dress to impress.
Wear clean and tidy jeans or pants, and a nice shirt. You can wear work boots to the interview if the job requires them.
Tip 5
Share your experience.
Talk about your real-life work (or school) experiences. Tell us how you accomplished similar tasks in previous positions.
Tip 6
Don’t miss out.
If you need to reschedule the interview, let us know as soon as possible so we can find a time that works for everyone.
Tip 1
Be responsive.
Make sure to answer your phone and check your email regularly. We could be trying to contact you for that all-important interview.
Tip 2
Think about safety.
It’s Foley’s #1 priority. Share your ideas on how to make Foley a safe place to work.
Tip 3
Stay curious.
Remember to ask questions at the interview. We want you to feel comfortable about the job you would be performing.
Tip 4
Dress to impress.
Wear clean and tidy jeans or pants, and a nice shirt. You can wear work boots to the interview if the job requires them.
Tip 5
Share your experience.
Talk about your real-life work (or school) experiences. Tell us how you accomplished similar tasks in previous positions.
Tip 6
Don’t miss out.
If you need to reschedule the interview, let us know as soon as possible so we can find a time that works for everyone.
Step 1
Apply Online.
Step 2
Your application will be reviewed by real-life recruiters and hiring managers, not robots or computers.
Step 3
Your first interview will be a phone interview with a recruiter or hiring manager.
Step 4
You will meet in-person (or via Zoom) with the hiring manager and other key stakeholders.
Step 5
If successful, you will receive a job offer.
Step 6
Accept the offer and complete all pre-employment screenings including a drug screen (yes we test for marijuana, regardless of residential state or medical card status), background check, and other relevant screenings for your role.
Step 7
If you have questions about where you are in the process, contact your assigned recruiter.
Step 1
Apply Online.
Step 2
Your application will be reviewed by real-life recruiters and hiring managers, not robots or computers.
Step 3
Your first interview will be a phone interview with a recruiter or hiring manager.
Step 4
If possible, you will meet in-person with the hiring manager and other key stakeholders.
Step 5
If successful, you will receive a job offer.
Step 6
Once you accept our job offer, you will complete all pre-employment screenings including a drug screen (and we do test for marijuana, regardless of residential state or medical card status), background check, and other relevant screenings for your role.
Step 7
If you have questions about where you are in the process, contact your assigned recruiter.
