JOB DESCRIPTION
Work involves the assembly,
erection, installation and maintenance of all types of
industrial machines and equipment. Includes
presenting installations and moving production equipment
and machines.
Millwrights will gain skills in the
use of a variety of hand and power tools, welding and
brazing of all types of metals and will learn to use
all types of welding equipment, optic tooling, precision
measuring tools, hoists, and cranes.
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Applications
are accepted year-round at the following address:
Millwrights
Local No. 1348
307 - 1st Street North
Virginia, MN 55782
(218) 741-6314
Interested
persons who live too far away to make application in
person can request one by mail and then send it in.
The program includes 7,000 hours of on-the-job training
and a minimum of 144 hours of related-instruction per
year.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be a citizen of the US or in the process of receiving
naturalization status.
- Must have a high school diploma or a GED
Certificate.
- Must be able to furnish documents verifying
that applicant meets the first three qualifications,
if so
requested.
HIRING
AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
All those
who have filled out an application will be notified,
by registered mail, on specific dates and times that
they can take the required standard apprenticeship application
test. This exam is usually administered once a year
during the month of May. The union does not, however,
select apprentices every year. Rather, they do so when
the need arises and when work is available.
Applicant,
upon meeting above qualifications, will be required
to take the Millwright qualifying test. Any applicant
scoring below 70 will be ruled ineligible, and will
be so notified by mail. Qualified applicants will be
notified on when and where to appear for an oral interview
by the Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Those who fail
to show up for their interview will be ruled ineligible.
Applicants
who are interviewed will be ranked and scored according
to their test score, past experience and the interview
itself. They will then be placed on a list of eligibles
in descending order according to their final composite
score.
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee will determine, prior
to the interview period, how many applicants they will
accept into the program for that particular year.
Tools
Needed
The union
puts out a recommended list of tools that include almost
all basic hand tools. Eventually, a millwright will
spend $4,000-$5,000 for their tools.
Transportation
Requirements
Workers are expected to have their
own means of transportation. The job sites are scattered
in the northern half of Minnesota.
Wages
A beginning apprentice starts at 65% of the wage
earned by a journeyperson. She/he will receive a 5%
increase in pay for each 1,000 hours worked and 144 hours
of
related training.
Union Dues
There is an
initiation fee of $280, and an assessment fee of $70.
The initiation fee is $145 for apprentices. The membership
dues are $25 for journey-level and $20 for apprentices.
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