HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS

Work Description
Insulators work with a variety of materials to provide thermal insulation to pipes, tanks, boilers, turbines, and chillers, heat exchangers, ducts, hot and cold equipment and nuclear power plants.

Working Conditions
The work is indoors and outdoors and may require use of scaffolding, ladders, work platforms, safety and power equipment. Safety practices on the job are essential.

Qualifications
18 years old and high school diploma or GED
Physically capable of performing the trade

Application Process
Apply to Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Pass aptitude test (testing year round)
Interview with Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Apprentices selected from a ranked list

Terms of Apprenticeship
4 year program
Combined 6,240 hours on-the-job training and classroom instruction (paid)
First 6 months are probationary
Wage scale systematically increases throughout the apprenticeship

For More Information
Heat and Frost Insulators Joint Apprenticeship Committee
12032 West Adler Lane
Milwaukee, WI 53214
414 258 9373

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