IRON WORKER

WORK DESCRIPTION

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Ironworkers shape iron and steel to construct, erect and weld complex, pre-designed structural frameworks that serve as the foundations for functional or ornamental infrastructures such as hospitals, bridges, arenas, stadiums, buildings, monuments and towers.

Tasks include cutting, welding, shaping, and installing metal and metal products including doors, stairs, handrails and loading, setting, and placing construction machinery including hoists and lifts.

To be a successful ironworker you have to be a hands on type, physically fit, a good mechanic, think outside of the box, work as a team, and have the ability to work outside of your comfort zone. You must also enjoy working outdoors in all types of weather.

Apprentice wages range from $19.40-$20.41.
Journey level wages range from $38.82-$40.82.

  • Applicant must be 18 years of age or older
  • Must have a Photo ID
  • Pass a drug test

WORK DESCRIPTION

Ironworkers shape iron and steel to construct, erect and weld complex, pre-designed structural frameworks that serve as the foundations for functional or ornamental infrastructures such as hospitals, bridges, arenas, stadiums, buildings, monuments and towers.

Tasks include cutting, welding, shaping, and installing metal and metal products including doors, stairs, handrails and loading, setting, and placing construction machinery including hoists and lifts.

To be a successful ironworker you have to be a hands on type, physically fit, a good mechanic, think outside of the box, work as a team, and have the ability to work outside of your comfort zone. You must also enjoy working outdoors in all types of weather.

Apprentice wages range from $19.40-$20.41.
Journey level wages range from $38.82-$40.82.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Applicant must be 18 years of age or older
  • Must have a Photo ID
  • Pass a drug test

APPLICATION PROCESS

WHERE TO APPLY?

Applications are accepted on:

Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (except holidays) and kept on file for one year.

Applications received before January 15 of each year will be considered for the current year.
Applications received after January 15 of each year will be considered for the following year.

Applicants must attend and complete a two-week pre-apprenticeship class, which consists of 10 four-hour sessions, where they will be evaluated on math and reading comprehension skills along with special training that will go towards their apprenticeship. The final class score will be added to their interview score. The applicants are then selected by rank. All candidates selected for consideration for the apprenticeship program must pass a drug test.

Ironworkers Local 396 Joint Apprenticeship
Construction Training School
6301 Knox Industrial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63139

Billy Borton, Coordinator

Office: 314-644-1550 (Press 2)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ironworkers396.org/apprenticeship

APPLICATION PROCESS

WHERE TO APPLY?

Applications are accepted on:

Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (except holidays) and kept on file for one year.

Applications received before January 15 of each year will be considered for the current year.
Applications received after January 15 of each year will be considered for the following year.

Applicants must attend and complete a two-week pre-apprenticeship class, which consists of 10 four-hour sessions, where they will be evaluated on math and reading comprehension skills along with special training that will go towards their apprenticeship. The final class score will be added to their interview score. The applicants are then selected by rank. All candidates selected for consideration for the apprenticeship program must pass a drug test.

Ironworkers Local 396 Joint Apprenticeship
Construction Training School
6301 Knox Industrial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63139

Billy Borton, Coordinator

Office: 314-644-1550 (Press 2)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ironworkers396.org/apprenticeship

TRAINING PROGRAM

The ironworker apprenticeship is a four-year apprenticeship with first-year apprentices starting at 60 percent of the journeymen wage. Apprentices combine on-the-job training with a minimum of 640 hours of classroom and hands on training throughout the four years of their apprenticeship. They learn structural, reinforcing, and ornamental construction and acquire several certifications along the way including welding – ALL AT NO COST TO THE APPRENTICE. At the end of the four-year apprenticeship, they earn insurance benefits for themselves and their family and have already established retirement benefits and credits towards a college degree.

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An ironworker will learn structural, reinforcing, and ornamental construction that will leave the public in awe of the finished build.

An ironworker will learn structural, reinforcing, and ornamental construction that will leave the public in awe of the finished build.

UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

International Association of Bridge, Ornamental, and Reinforcing