JOB DESCRIPTION
The driving of all construction
equipment: dump trucks; belly trucks; water trucks; road
repair equipment, etc.
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Applications will be accepted on
a year-round basis.
MN
Teamsters Construction
Apprenticeship Training Fund
P.O.
Box 48157
Coon
Rapids, MN 55448
(763)
754-7878
Email:
teamsterapprenticeship@hotmail.com
Notifications are sent out to various
community agencies two times a year. All apprentices
must complete 144 hours of classes each year. The Apprenticeship
Coordinator is available to discuss the program on an
individual or group basis.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be a high school
graduate or have GED, and must furnish high school
transcript or certificate at
time of application.
- Must possess a valid MN / WI Class "C"
driver's license and furnish a copy of it at the time
of application.
- Must furnish driving record for past 3 years, which
could be used to determine qualification for application.
- After notice of acceptance into the program, applicants
must pass a physical examination that may include
a drug and alcohol screen test.
HIRING AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
All applicants meeting
the minimum qualifications will be notified and placed
in the eligibility pool. Each
eligible applicant will be interviewed, evaluated
and scored by the JATC committee. During the evaluation,
the committee will determine the level of experience
and competence and may require an applicant to have
up to fifty hours of training from an authorized
technical
college. The number of new apprentices to be accepted
shall be determined before starting interviews. The
number will be based on the needs of the industry.
Applicants will be placed in apprenticeship positions
in ranking order. Applicants not selected will remain
in an eligibility list for two years.
Tools Needed
Work gloves and boots.
Transportation Requirements
Workers must provide own
transportation to and from various job sites, which
are spread throughout the state.
Hours
Days or evenings. Eight (8) to fifteen (15) hour
shifts.
Wages
Apprentices start at 60% of journeyworker's wage,
and receive a 10% raise in pay for each 500 hours worked,
reaching journey level wages after 2,000 hours worked.
Union Dues
Initiation fee is 10 times (x) one's
hourly rate. Membership dues are 2 1/3 times (x) member’s
hourly rate (rounded off to the nearest dollar) plus
$2 each month.
APPLICATION FORMS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
Minnesota Teamsters Construction Division
Apprenticeship & Training
PO Box 17036
St. Paul, MN 55117
(651) 487-6765
Construction Drivers Local #221
3001 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 331-8620
Teamsters Local #160
405 & 1/2 South Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
(507) 288-6577
Teamsters Local #346
2802 West First Street
Duluth, MN 55806
(218) 628-1034
Associated General Contractors of MN
111 East Kellogg Blvd. #105
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 291-1102
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