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Apprenticeship for Stationary Engineers
What do stationary engineers do?
 Stationary
engineers are not involved in a building trade. Rather, they operate
and maintain physical plant equipment such as boilers, pumps, fans, compressors,
refrigeration and air conditioning units and systems, motors, automated controls
and electrical apparatus, just to name a few. The work entails
general maintenance—on electrical, plumbing and other essential systems—in
facilities like hospitals, food processing plants and hotels and casinos. Stationary
engineers also are needed wherever large boilers, diesel and steam engines
operate. They work on refrigeration systems, generators, pumps and motors.
Work may require some heavy lifting at times in order to repair equipment.
Program Specifics
There is one program that takes four years. The pay range for
apprentices begins at more than $14/hour and journey level workers earn
more than $22/hour. Additional benefits like medical,
dental and vision insurance and a retirement pension increase the total
wage value. Applications are accepted only during an exam year at the
Stationary Engineers office at 390 Kirman Ave. in Reno. The general
entrance exam is given once every two years and the next one will be
given in July 2012. Applications for this test will be due in June
2012. The test covers basic English and math and
some pre-Algebra and takes approximately 2½ hours.
- All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Applicants must possess a high school
diploma or its equivalent.
- Applicants
must be physically capable of performing the essential functions of
the apprenticeship program and subsequent work.
- Employers may ask apprentices to successfully pass
a drug test.
- The apprenticeship program offers equal opportunity
to all people regardless of race, age, color, gender, religion, nationality
or sexual orientation.
- Individuals
begin their apprenticeship programs through member employers such as
the City of Reno, the Grand Sierra Resort, Circus Circus hotel/casino
or others:
- The
most popular way is for an individual to enter via an in-house promotion. An
individual already works at a member company/organization and applies
for and is accepted into a position that requires a stationary engineer
apprenticeship. If that current employee has taken the apprentice
exam, he/she can be promoted to apprentice and enter the program.
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with positions and applicants are sent out off the union list. Employers
select their best candidate
- who is then entered into the appropriate apprenticeship program.
- If the test is passed, an applicant remains on the
list for two years.
- Work begins as soon as an apprentice is indentured.
- Classroom
instruction runs from September to June, with classes being held in the
evenings two times a week. Classes run for approximately 190 hours
a year.
- There is no cost for school or books. Tools
run approximately $100-200.
- Employers may require apprentices to have a valid driver’s
license and reliable transportation.
- Once an applicant is indentured as an apprentice,
they are expected to become a member of the Stationary Engineers Union,
the fees of which are:
- There is no initiation fee.
- Starting apprenticeship monthly dues are approximately $40.
For more information contact:
390 Kirman Ave., Reno, NV 89502
Coordinator’s phone in San Francisco: 415-285-3939
S.F.
fax: 415-285-6916
Reno phone: 775-358-3939 Reno fax: 775-358-7212
Email: jmaple@local39training.org
Web: www.local39training.org and
http://www.iuoe.org/Training/Stationary/tabid/119/Default.aspx
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