Operating Engineers 324 Information

As we say at Operating Engineers 324 (OE324), “We Build, We Operate, We Maintain.” The members of Operating Engineers 324 have kept Michigan moving onward and upward for a century. With 15,000 members, OE324 operate the heavy machinery that propels construction on the roads, bridges, buildings, energy plants, pipelines, airports, and nearly every large scale project in the state. Our highly skilled workers run cranes, dozers, trucks, excavators and countless other equipment that is propelling us into the future. We are also at the forefront technologically, operating next-generation tools like robotic and remote-controlled machines and drones. Operating Engineers 324 also represents the highly skilled Stationary Engineers who operate and tend complex boiler and HVAC systems throughout the state, as well as the trained Heavy Equipment Technicians who fix and repair this grand equipment and keep downtime to a minimum. OE324 operates four unique training sites throughout the state. Our main Construction Career Center in Howell comprises 560 acres of hands-on learning at the Department of Labor recognized Registered Apprenticeship programs. Our main Stationary Education Center in Detroit teaches the next generation of Stationary Engineers. And our newest facilities, the Northern Michigan Construction Career Center in Gladstone and the Western Michigan Construction Career Center in Grand Rapids serve the Upper Peninsula and northern lower peninsula, and west side of Michigan respectively with training close to them. From Marquette to Monroe and all points in between, OE324 serves the entire State of Michigan – yesterday, today, and far into the future. We Keep Michigan Running.