Northwestern Indiana Building and
Construction Trades Council
 Affiliated With The
Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
IRONWORKER
 Covering the Indiana counties of Lake, Porter, LaPorte; portions of Newton, Jasper & Starke
What He Does
 
The Ironworker is a craftsman who fabricates, erects, assembles, and installs fabrication structural products, usually large steel beams, in the erection of industrial, commercial, or large residential buildings. The Structural Ironworker erects the framework of bridges, buildings, and other structures including metal storage buildings and overhead crane runways that support heavy equipment. The Reinforcing Ironworker (rodman) sets bars or mesh in concrete in building and bridges. The Ornamental Ironworker installs stairways, catwalks, gratings, grills, screens, fences, and decorative ironworker.

Working Conditions

Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers usually work outside in all kinds of weather. However, those who work at great heights do not work during wet, icy, or extremely windy conditions. Because the danger of injuries from falls is great, ironworkers use safety devices such as safety harnesses, scaffolding, and nets to reduce risk.
General Qualifications
  • Age - Minimum age is 18
  • Education - High school graduate or Equivalent
  • Good physical condition - Must be able to perform the work of the trade
  • Drug Test

Admission Requirements of the Joint Apprenticeship Committee

  • Birth Certificate
  • Official Transcripts (High School) or GED Scores
  • Personal interview
  • General Aptitude Test- Administered by a local Professor at the Apprenticeship School
  • $10.00 Filing Fee

Terms of Apprenticeship Training

  • Length of Program - 3 years
  • Related Training - Minimum of 252 hours of annual classroom instruction

Recommended High School Courses

  • General Mathematics
  • Algebra
  • English and Speech
  • Mechanical Drawing
  • Shop Class (Mechanical and Welding)

Application Period

  • First Two Weeks in January Monday- Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Noon).

Where Applications Are Available
Ironworker’s Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee                                                                              
890 E. 25th Avenue
Lake Station, IN  46405
(219) 962-7675
(219) 962-1615 (F)

Apprenticeship Supervisor
J.A.C.T
David Hall, Coordinator                                                                                                                      
890 E. 25th Avenue
Lake Station, IN  46405
(219) 962-7675
(219) 962-1615 (F)

6415 Kennedy Avenue
Hammond, IN 46323
(219) 989-7920
(219) 989-7925 (F)
E-mail: nwibuildingtrade@aol.com

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