Heat and Frost Insulators Apprentcieship

Heat and Frost Insulators accepting Apprentcieship applications

Insulators Local 34 offers a four-year state-indentured apprenticeship program, combining a rigorous curriculum with extensive on-the-job training under expert mechanical insulators. Upon program completion, apprentices become proficient mechanical insulators, capable of handling demanding thermal and cooling mechanical insulation projects. Trained by top professionals, these mechanical insulators are equipped with advanced skills, problem-solving strategies, and knowledge to meeting challenging insulation demands. Graduates do not just have jobs- they have careers within a community committed to maintaining high standards in an essential, ever growing in-demand field.

Apprentices gain real-world experience in mechanical insulation, rotating through assignments with leading contractors to learn and refine skills across varied installations. Paid for their work, apprentices receive wage increases every 2,000 hours:

• First year: 63%
• Second year: 72%
• Third year: 81%
• Fourth year: 90%

Apprentices graduated the training program as fully qualified mechanical insulators, ready to work in diverse thermal and cooling environments.

As with everything, there is a process:

• Application: Interested induvial must submit an application in our online JAC form. This is not a job announcement but adds you to our registrants list for future opportunities.
• Work Requirement:Pre-Apprentice candidates must complete 160 field hours as a pre-apprentice/ permit helper. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, bring a driver's license, social security number, OSHA 10 or 30 certifications(if available) and fill out a pre-apprentice dues authorization form at the Union Hall.
  NOTE: Signing up as a permit helper does not guarantee employment or placement in the apprenticeship program.
• Interview: Eligible pre-apprentices will be invited to interview with the Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC).
• Skills Assessment:Candidates will complete a basic arithmetic skills assessment.

If you have any further questions about the process or what work as an Insulator entail, please contact Local 34 Apprenticeship Coordinator Jordon King via phone or email.

International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers