Battle Creek Electrical JATC

Battle creek, Michigan

Local 455 was chartered in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 16, 1941. It's charter was amended to allow members under "A" and "BA" coverage. "BA" being basic membership, and "A" having pension and life insurance benefits. Since 1941 until 1971 there were no full time officers holding positions in the local. In 1971, Edward W. Collins was the first full time officer to be elected. He was an employee of Western Mass Electric Co. prior to his election as Business Manager/Financial Secretary. He remained in office until September 1, 1988, when he was appointed as an International Representative. On September 1, 1988 William O'Rourke was elected to fill the position of Business Manager/Financial Secretary by the Executive Board, and completed the remaining term of ten months. He was formally elected by the membership in July of 1989, and has served seven, three year terms. n 1995 Brian Kenney, President of the local, was appointed as Assistant Business Manager by O'Rourke, and has served five, three year terms as President/Assistant Business Manager. On March 1, 2011 the Executive Board appointed Brian to Business Manager/Financial Secretary to replace the retiring William O'Rourke and James DiBernard was appointed President. The local represents approximately 650 members. Over the past twenty years we have seen a fluctuation of the numbers from as low as 600 to as high as nearly 1000. This has been the result of numerous factors including, deregulation of the electric industry, changing economies, and plant closings. Currently the membership is made up of employees from Western Mass Electric, First Light Power, ISO New England, North American Energy Alliance, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric, Chicopee Electric, South Hadley Electric, Westfield Gas & Electric, and Rockbestos Surprenant Cable Corp. The mission of local 455 and its staff has remained solidly in effort to provide the best quality of life for its membership, both in and outside of the workplace. We do so, by ensuring a safe work environment and negotiating some of the best wages and benefits in the industries we represent. Changing times and a occasional atmosphere of non cooperation from companies, State Labor Boards, and the National Labor Relations Board has made the job challenging. However the membership when called upon has has shown the solidarity, cooperation, and support necessary to ensure some of the best wages and benefits are enjoyed. As of November, 2008, the local purchased a building on Page Boulevard in Springfield, Ma. This is the first building owned by the membership. This progress clearly demonstrates our commitment to ensure the vitality of the local for generations to come.

Job Specifications

Locations

Battle creek, MI

Marshall, MI

Coldwater, MI

Hastings, MI

Workplace

On-site

Published

2 years ago

Type

Full Time

Career Level

Entry Level

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Battle Creek Electrical JATC

Electrical Apprenticeship IBEW 445

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Electrical Apprenticeship IBEW 445

Applicants that applied last year still need to request an application packet. Answer YES to the question “Did you apply to this apprenticeship program last year?” I will see that you applied last year and pull your information from last year. If you applied later than last year I won’t have your information and you will need to sent all new updated information. We accept applications from Labor Day until March 15th. The cutoff date to complete your application once you start the process is March 31st. Incomplete applications are destroyed. Interviews are normally conducted in April or May. Apprentices are indentured soon after and usually begin work immediately. Apprenticeship classroom training begins in late July. Our Inside Wiremen Apprentice Electricians work for electrical construction contractors for nine days out of every two weeks. One day every two weeks apprentices are required to attend school for a full day at our classroom for electrical code, theory, and industry education. School days are unpaid. Although there is no residency requirement, our normal employment area consists of all of Calhoun and Branch counties and the east half of Barry and west quarter of Eaton counties. Job sites can be located in any of these areas, although mostly in Battle Creek and the surrounding area. Here are just a few of the sites our Apprentices and Journeyman have worked on; Kellogg’s, Post, Denso, Fort Custer Industrial Park factories, KCC, The Federal Center, VA Hospital, all of the National Guard bases, Firekeepers Casino, Meijer, Lakeview Square Mall, all of the public school systems, Brembo in Homer, the ethanol plant in Albion, Clemons in Coldwater and Coldwater Hospital. And many other sites in Coldwater, Marshall, Albion and Hastings. Apprentices are required to go to work where they are assigned and are not allowed to choose contractors or job sites. Traveling within our jurisdiction is required NOT optional. Total Journeyman Wage Package is $59.74 an hour (with $35.97 directly on the check and the rest in retirement funds and and health care) and the starting package for Apprentices is 45% of Journeyman rate, currently $26.07 per hour ($16.19 on the check) with step raises of 5% every 6 months over 5 years. At the end of your apprenticeship you will be raised from 90% to 100% of Journeyman rate. You will have an excellent benefits package including pensions and health insurance starting on your first day. As an Apprentice you are highly encouraged to become and remain a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers during your apprenticeship.

Electrician Apprenticeship

Requirements

To submit an application you must meet the minimum qualifications for apprenticeship, they are:

You must be a minimum of 18 years old by June 1st. You must also be either, a citizen of the US, or have a valid work visa. Submit proof of age and employability with your birth certificate, passport, naturalization papers or work visa. This is required to apply.

You must be a high school graduate or have a GED. Provide proof of this with your H.S. or GED Diploma or an official letter from your high school stating you graduated (or will be graduating this school year) and on what date signed by a principal of that school. This is required to apply. A college diploma in addition to H.S. is welcome but does not satisfy this requirement.

You must provide documentation of successful completion of: one full year of high school algebra with a passing grade or one college level algebra course with a passing grade. Integrated math is acceptable for this requirement. GED math, consumer math or business math is NOT acceptable for this requirement. Provide proof of this requirement with either your high school or college transcript. This is required to apply. We still want a copy of your high school transcript even if you took algebra in college.

You must have a valid Driver License. Provide proof of this with your application.

Each applicant is required to submit to a criminal background check. The release form is in the packet. We will do the background check if you get to the second round of interviews. You are not required to do the check just complete the form.

Each applicant is required to take and pass an aptitude test that has been validated by our National organization and is used by most JATC programs. The test is 1/2 algebra and 1/2 reading comprehension. Here is a link to the Electrical Training Alliance’s web site for prospective apprentices: https://bcejatc.com/application-2020/

To qualify for an interview you must score a 5 or better on a scale from 1 to 9 on the aptitude test. This test will be scheduled for a later date (usually testing starts in February) after you submit all required paperwork. If you have applied, or will apply, with other Electrical JATC’s this same test score will be used for a period of at least 6 months.

Submit copies of all of the required documents with your completed application packet. There is a page in the application packet that lists the required documents for you to check off. If you are submitting by email, scan your documents at 300-400 dpi as PDFs. Do NOT submit photos of your documents. Photos don’t print well at all and the Apprenticeship Committee needs to see your application packet clearly.

Additional Information

Anticipated Start Date

2024-01-25

Trade Organization

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers