OUR APPRENTICES
Apprenticeship is a promise for an exciting and challenging career in construction – and a chance to make a difference in our schools, hospitals, roads, homes, playgrounds, shopping malls and more!
Apprenticeship provides you the opportunity to “earn while you learn” with a master craft worker! While you are an apprentice your wages will increase based on your success – as your skills and knowledge improve, so will your income!
Supervision: Journey level on-the-job supervisors are technically competent to train apprentices and assist the apprentices to learn all facets of the trade. Our journey workers are mentors to our apprentices! Our firms are dedicated to providing a safe and productive on-the-job training experience.
How do you get started? The Alliance seeks apprentice candidates with a strong work ethic, a team-player attitude, a willingness to learn and a commitment to excellence. If you meet the minimum requirements, contact the Alliance now!
Recruitment: All apprentice applicants must complete an online application in its entirety according to the policies established by the Alliance. All apprentices must pass a drug screen as a condition of enrollment. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply!
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Laborers - All Regions
As a Skilled Construction Craft Laborer Apprentice with Merit Apprenticeship Alliance, you will be provided on-the-job training (OJT) and related instruction in the Laborer trade. The on-the-job training involves physical labor in heavy highway, building and environmental construction tasks.
Basic knowledge of materials, methods and tools of construction are helpful.
Through a combination of on-the-job training and related instruction, the apprentice will learn how to:
- Participate in site/project preparation and maintenance
- Clean a construction site to eliminate possible hazards
- Participate in the operation and care of tools and equipment
- Erect and disassemble scaffolding, shoring, braces and other temporary structures
- Load and unload trucks and haul and hoist materials
- Signal equipment operators to move machinery, equipment and materials
- Tend pumps, compressors and generators to provide power for tools and equipment
- Install utility, sewer and pipe construction
- Perform road construction activities involving asphalt, concrete and concrete supports, highway signs, guard rails and landscaping
- Work in excavations (with weather protection), fencing and masonry operations.
Classroom training (related instruction) is provided during the off-season. Supplemental unemployment insurance may be available when completing classroom training.
Candidates must be a minimum of 18 years of age, and have a valid driver’s license. In addition, apprentices must provide their own reliable transportation to and from jobs sites and all classroom training (related instruction). Apprentices must be willing to travel for the purpose of successfully completing related instruction and on-the-job training through employment assignments.
Selected individuals must, as a condition of entry into the program, pass a drug screen, and will be subject to random drug testing in compliance with our commitment to our drug-free policy.
Applicants must have their own reliable transportation and be willing to travel for the purpose of successfully completing on-the-job training through employment assignments and to related instruction classes.
Wages: $17 per hour (for private work) in the first apprenticeship term. Wages increase based on the apprentice’s completion of on-the-job and classroom training. Wages for “public work” are approximately 20% higher.
The Alliance provides apprentices with a Benefit Trust which includes an automatic 5% 401(k) contribution on fringe supplement deposits, health insurance, vacation/sick time and supplemental unemployment insurance.
Contact Liz Christman at liz@MeritAlliance.org