13505 B Street
Omaha, NE 68137
402-333-5859
Five (5) Year
Apprenticeship
As a steamfitters apprentice you will learn to lay out,
install, and maintain all systems performed by steamfitters. You will also be trained in all methods of
joining pipe including welding, soldering, brazing, screwed pipe and multiple
types of mechanical joints. In addition
you will become certified in rigging, hand signaling, med gas installation and
brazing, OSHA, CPR and First Aid.
Basic Qualifications
You must:
Be at least
18 years of age by the time you start work
Have a high
school diploma or G.E.D
Be physically
capable of performing the work of the trade
Be proficient
in math
Work will be both indoors and outdoors. A large portion of work will be performed in uncompleted
structures.
As an apprentice your beginning wage rate will be 49% of
journeyman scale. You will receive
incremental annual increases reaching 80% of journeyman scale as a fifth year
apprentice. After satisfactorily
completing your apprenticeship you will become a journeyman steamfitter.
Apprentices are required to attend day classes once every
other week for 8.5 hours per day. The
school year runs continually. You will
also be required to attend some evening and Saturday classes.
You will be required to provide your own transportation to
and from work and school.
Good punctuality and attendance to both work and school are
a must.
Work Summary
Installation and maintenance of the following systems:
Steam
Hot water
Chilled water
Refrigeration
HVAC
Ammonia
All types of
fuel systems including natural gas, propane and fuel oil
Temperature
control systems
Pneumatic
Hydraulics
Med Gas
Oxygen
Vacuum
Process
Lubrication
Applications are
taken the first two full weeks of March at Nebraska Workforce Development
Benefits Include:
Pension, 401(k), Health
Insurance, Life Insurance and Training
