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Riggers, Machinery Movers & Machinery

Local 136

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Training

  • Orientation to the trade
  • Labor History
  • Math for Ironworkers
  • OSHA 10-Hour
  • OSHA 30-Hour
  • Rigging
  • Cranes
  • Fork Truck
  • Aerial Lift
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Confined Space
  • Scaffold User/Erector
  • Conveyors
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Welding and Cutting
  • Foreman Training
  • Disaster Response

Apprenticeship

  • Attend school 208 hours a year
  • Work 700 to 1500 hours per year
  • Starting wage is 70% of Journeyman’s wage
  • Wage increases are based on completion of on-the-job training hours and school hours
  • Benefits include health care, pension and annuity

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Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • A High School Diploma or GED is required
  • Physically capable of performing the work of the trade
  • Applicants will provide a physical from a doctor stating the above at the time of the oral interview
  • Applicant will be drug tested prior to starting the Apprenticeship
  • An aptitude test will be given. Must have a score of 70% or higher to move on to the oral interview
  • Must be able to read, write and speak English
  • Must have a Driver’s license at the time of selection and maintain a dependable form of transportation to both work and the training center.

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Application Process

Keep an eye out for posts on their website, in area newspapers, online, with community groups, educational and political organizations and with the Illinois Dept. of Employment Securities for the dates open for applications.

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For more information: http://www.riggerslocal136.com

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Apprentice Coordinator

Adam Kwolek

(219) 218-1873

1820 Beach Street

Broadview, IL. 60155

Phone: (708) 615-9300

Fax: (708) 615-9791

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