Application Information
SHEET
METAL WORKER
A
FIVE (5) YEAR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Any
questions regarding the program can be directed to the
Sheet
Metal Apprentice Office, at 816-353-0038.
**Next test date 4-20-2021 - application must be in by 4-15-2021**
Sheet
Metal Workers fabricate and install metal ducts, which are
used in ventilating, air conditioning, and heating systems.
They also fabricate and install a wide variety of other
products made form thin metal sheets, such as roofing and
siding, commercial stainless steel kitchen equipment,
partitions, sheet metal shelves in industrial
establishments, store fronts and chutes used for movement of
material. Sheet metal workers cut the metal with hand snips,
power shears, and other types of cutting tools.
AN
APPLICATION FEE OF $50.00 MUST BE WHEN
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION. Cash, Money Order, Debit or Credit (no personal checks accepted)
Basic
Qualifications:
· Age-
18 years of age (Proof of age required, valid Drivers License must be submitted at time of application.)
· Applicant
must be able to perform essential job functions of the trade
, with due regard to aptitude, attitude, personal
characteristics, and shall be subject to a medical
examination and a urinalysis test for drugs prior to being
employed. Any applicant who has a positive urinalysis test,
or who refuses to take such a test, will not be admitted.
The Apprenticeship Fund will pay for the cost of the
urinalysis and physical.
· Must
live in the jurisdiction of the Apprentice and Journeyman
Training Fund of Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #2.
· All
applicants will be subject to an exam administered by the
Business and Technology Center. The test will be over the
following:
o Numerical
Skills-designed to assess basic numerical skills in
performance of operations with whole numbers, decimals,
fractions, and basic word problems involving arithmetic.
o Elementary
Algebra-designed to assess skills commonly acquired in the
first high school algebra course.
o Reading
Skills-measures reading comprehension.
o Spatial
Relations-measures the ability to visualize a three
dimensional object from a two dimensional pattern, and
visualize how this product would look if rotated in space.
o Mechanical
Aptitude-paper and pencil test that measures the ability to
understand the basic mechanical principals of machinery,
tools, and motion
The time required for an applicant to complete all of these
tests listed above is approximately 3 hours. All persons
must have a photo ID at the time of testing. (No Exceptions)
APPLICATIONS:
WHEN AND WHERE TO APPLY
Applications
may be picked up Monday thru Friday during normal business
hours 8:00 am- 4:00 pm.
All
applications must be returned to the Apprentice office at
9703 East 53rd St. Raytown, Mo 64133.
Applications will be accepted Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, year round. Application fee must be submitted with the
application, no
exceptions. For further information you may
contact our office at 816-353-0038.
Selection
of apprentices under this program is made on the basis of
qualifications alone as set forth in the approved standards
and selection procedures of the Joint Apprenticeship
Committee for the trade. All applicants are afforded equal
opportunity, without regard to race, religion, color, sex or
national origin. The Sheet Metal Joint Apprenticeship
Committee is responsible for final selection and placement
of apprentices.
ATTENTION:
THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS WILL DEPEND UPON THE ECONOMY
Sheet
Metal Workers Local #2 Wage Package
|
7/1/2019 |
7/1/2020 |
7/1/2021 |
Wage
Increase |
|
$1.80 |
$1.50 |
Journeyman
Rate |
$43.89 |
$45.69 |
$47.19 |
Total
Fringe Package |
$24.06 |
$24.36 |
$24.96 |
Total
Wage Package |
$67.95 |
$70.05 |
$72.15 |
Apprentice starting wage is 45% of Journeyman rate
Pension
Plan 55 years of age and 30 years of service full retirement
Health
Care for entire family for one cost
Guaranteed
hourly Wage
|