JOB DESCRIPTION
Lathers install
the supporting backings on ceilings or walls on which
plaster or other materials are applied. Work involves
gypsum and composition board and/or wood lathe. The
process also includes wall furring, the erection of
steel, and tying or lacing metal lath (on both walls
and ceilings).
Workers will identify and use all types and sizes of
screeds and beads, and will learn to apply drop hangers,
runners, and furring to hang ceilings. They will learn
to identify and nail diamond mesh, flat rib, high rib,
herring bone, paperback and boswick metal lathe.
APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM
Acceptance
of applications based on demand and need. Pick up applications
at the following address between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
Lathers
Metro Apprentice JATC
710
Olive St.
St.
Paul, MN 55130
(612)
332-4348
Program is an 7,000-hour program,
with 144 hours of related-training expected each year.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be a high school graduate or certification
of equivalency (GED).
- Applicants shall submit to the committee along
with their application:
- Reliable information on date of birth.
- High school diploma or GED.
HIRING
AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
Applicants
will receive a notice as to when and where to go for
an oral interview by the JAC. After the interview--if
applicants exceed the need of the contractors--they
will be scored on an individual basis, with their overall
composite score being used in a ranking-type fashion.
Placement will be in order of composite score determined
by school grades and the interview.
Some
employers may require drug screening tests and physical
dexterity tests
Apprentices shall be subject to a tryout or probationary
period that will not exceed 500 hours of employment.
Tools
Needed
8 inch nippers,
#7, #8, or #6.5 snips, 16 oz. straight hammer, rock
hammer, lathe hatchet, 1/2 and 3/4 cold chisel, 12 oz.
plumb bob, 12 inch square, magnet-stub nail holder,
I inch by 16 foot tape and 6 foot ruler, 2 foot level,
hacksaw, pencils, led and grease, belt and nail bags,
circle cutter, key hole saw, foot lift (rock), saw (rock),
chalk-box and chalk, utility knife and extra blades,
channel iron cutters, screwdriver, pliers, and a T-square.
Total costs run around $500. Transportation Requirements
Workers must provide their
own transportation.
Hours
Typically
eight (8) hours daily between 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM.
Wages
Apprentice
initially earns 50% of what a journeyperson earns, with
a raise given every 1000 hours worked.
Union
Dues
There are initiation fees and membership dues
based on the level of apprenticeship at the time you
enter.
(If you have had experience working in another skilled
building trade or have other trade schooling you
may receive credit for that towards your apprenticeship
hours.)
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