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WHAT DOES A BOILERMAKER APPRENTICE DO ON THE JOB?

  • Loading and unloading materials

  • Rigging materials for movement

  • Directing crane operations

  • Assembling and disassembling scaffolds and platforms

  • Changing crane booms

  • Inspecting and caring for rigging accessories and equipment

  • Burning, gouging and welding

  • Removing and replacing tubes

  • Interpreting blueprints

  • Laying out components

  • Erecting support steel beams and columns

  • Using various welding machines

  • Aligning and fitting components

CONSIDER THESE FACTS CAREFULLY:

  • Work performed by a Boilermaker requires high technical skill and a dedication to top performance.

  • Field construction work is, by nature, an outside job which means exposure to all types of weather conditions, heat and cold.

  • A major portion of the Boilermaker’s work is performed at great heights, often from 200 to 1,000 feet above the ground.

  • Field construction is contract work - when the contract is completed, your job is ended. You may have to travel outside of the Local Lodge and live away from home for long periods of time.

  • The majority of work involves confined space access, requiring safe work procedures for access, egress, escape and rescue.

  • The size of materials, tools and equipment handled by Boilermakers requires excellent physical strength and stamina.

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU APPLY:

  • Are you willing and able to do demanding and strenuous physical work?

  • Are you afraid of working at heights?

  • Are you claustrophobic?

  • Are you willing to travel and live away from home for long periods of time to maintain employment?

  • Are you willing to work in all types of adverse conditions?

  • Are you willing to commit to 6,000 hours of on-the-job training?

  • Are you willing and able to complete the LMS lessons and the on-the-job training modules?

  • Do you understand that, based on the employment conditions, you may be unemployed from time to time?

  • Are you dedicated to performing all assigned jobs to the best of your ability and in compliance with employer standards?

  • Are you willing and able to attend mandatory classroom instruction?

  • Do you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of  all area and national apprenticeship rules and regulations?

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If you answered NO to any of these questions, you may want to reconsider applying for the Boilermaker Apprenticeship Program.

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