A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BOILERMAKER…

WHAT THEY DO

Boilermakers assemble, install, maintain and repair boilers, pressure vessels, smoke stacks, storage tanks, pollution control equipment, duct work, etc., in industries such as electric power generating stations, oil refineries, chemical plants and steel mills.  Boilermakers measure, mark, layout, fabricate, install, assign, fit, level, grind, bolt, torque and weld metal plate, vessels, equipment and components.  They perform rigging operations to lift, move, set, assemble or disassemble equipment or material with the use of cranes, hoists, chain falls and come-a-longs.  Boilermakers assemble and disassemble cranes, direct crane operations, and manually lift, carry, load and unload tools, equipment, material and supplies.  Or, more simply put, we do whatever is necessary to get the job done safely and on time.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Boilermakers work in various environmental and extremes in temperature.  The work may be indoors, outdoors, in confined spaces, at ground level or 100 – 200 feet or more up in the air.  Drug and alcohol screenings are part of the employment and training program requirements.

INTEREST AND TEMPERMENT

Boilermakers must have ability and a desire to learn.  They must be able to work with others, plan ahead and visualize a completed project, work without close supervision, identify ever changing dangers that are present in the construction industry and perform work in a safe manner.  Have no fear of height, hazardous work, confined spaces or work in the nuclear industry.  Strength, patience, initiative, self-discipline, positive attitude and mechanical aptitude are beneficial traits, as well as good physical condition.  Willingness to travel and live away from home to maintain employment a plus.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND RECOMMENDED

Reading, math, geometry, welding, drafting, blueprint reading, geometrical and project drawings.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE

ü      Minimum age of 18 (applicants are required to submit reliable proof of age i.e., Birth Certificate)

ü      High School Diploma or G.E.D. (copy of high school transcript or official report of G.E.D.)

ü      Terms of Apprenticeship Training

ü      Tests

ü      Interview

(Please Read Carefully):  Applicants to enter this program will be selected on the basis of welding qualifications, and then on the basis of random selection, as set forth in the approved standards and selection procedures of the National Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the trade

TERMS OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

ü      Apprenticeship shall be four (4) years (comprehensive training on personal time)

ü      Minimum of 6,000 hours of on-the-job-training

ü      Minimum of (144) hours of classroom/shop training and correspondence lessons per year

RELATED JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Installation/factory maintenance

WHERE TO APPLY

Please call the apprenticeship office for application requirements.

Applications are accepted the second Wednesday of every month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  There is a non-refundable application fee.

The recruitment, selection, employment, training and promotion of apprentices shall be without discrimination based on the race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, disability/handicap or veteran status.