WHARF
& DOCK BUILDER
Job Description:
Wharf and Dock building is a specialty
Trade that involves working with wood, steel, concrete, and plastic on
land, in the water, and under the water. This Trade not only designs and
builds the sturdy bulkheads, docks, piers and cofferdams installed in the
water, but also drives all types of piles in any soil, installs caissons,
auger-cast pile and also under pin structures, when needed. Most of their
work is heavy-duty and done outside. Dock Builders are experts at rigging,
working with cranes, welding, and burning.
Shop Instruction for Wharf &
Dock Builders includes:
Hand Tools, Portable and Stationary
Power Tools, and Equipment Safety; Form Work; Heading of Piles; Basic and
Advanced Timber Work; Concrete; Rigging; Knot Tying; Leveling of Instruments
and Shooting Grades; Bridge Construction; Driving of Piles; Burning; Welding;
Hand Signals; Installation of Booms; Cable and Leads; and Pile Driving
Hammers.
Classroom Instruction includes:
Union History, Mathematics
Related to the Trade, Blueprint Reading, Theory, Shop Practice, Burning,
and Welding.
There are 600 hours of classroom
and shop instructin during the three-year term of Apprenticeship.
Additional Training includes:
Certification in Welding, OSHA 10
and Process Safety Management Certification, Scaffold Certification, Standard
First Aid and CPR Certification, Rigging Certification, and Power-Actuated
Tool Certification.
Third Year Apprentices are also eligible
to take some Journeyperson Courses.
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Terms of Apprenticeship:
4 year apprenticeship. On the job
training. 192 hours of related classroom and shop instruction per year.
Journeyman certificate upon completion.
Admission Requirements of the
J.A.C.:
Minimum age of 17.
High School diploma or equivalent.
Pass the qualifying math test.
Sponsored by union contractor.
Scholarship loan agreement.
Drug testing.
Contact:
Carpenters J.A.C. of Philadelphia
& Vicinity
10401 Decatur Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Mr. Charles T. Brock, Director
e-mail carpschl@voicenet.com
For application and testing information
call: (215) 824-2303
www.carpentersofphila.com |
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Terms of Apprenticeship:
4 year apprenticeship. On-the-job
training. Minimum of 144 hours of related classroom and shop instruction
per year. Journeyman certificate upon completion. Credit at
Community College of Allegheny County towards an Associate Degree in Construction
Supervision or Construction Estimating.
Admission Requirement of the J.A.T.C.:
Minimum age of 18.
High School diploma or equivalent.
Pass the qualifying test.
Able to do 2 weeks of Pre-Job Training.
Doctors statement of physical ability.
Scholarship Loan Agreement.
Drug testing.
Valid drivers license.
Dependable transportation.
Contact:
Carpenters J.A.T.C. of Western PA
222 Third St. Neville Island PA,
15225
Ray Vogel
Telephone (412) 262-1830
Fax (412) 262-7836
www.greaterpacarpenters.org |
