Working at the PUD

Generation Mechanic Apprentice
The apprentice shall be given such experience and instruction as is necessary to develop into a practical, skilled, competent craftsman in his/her classification and in so far as practicable, this will cover all branches of the trade.On-the-job training will consist of the following but not limited to:

1. Machine shop, bench work, blueprint and layout.

2. Installation and maintenance of machinery.

3. Maintenance, repair and instruction on governors.

4. Maintenance and repair of rotating equipment.

5. Gas and electric welding.

6. Orientation of station cranes and equipment (backhoes, mobile cranes, etc.)

7. Maintenance of headworks, draft tubes and fishways.

8. Woodworking and building maintenance.

9. Rigging (cables, ropes, etc.)

10. Computer instruction.

There is a total of 6,000 hours of on-the-job training. The apprentice is also required to attend classroom instruction for a minimum of 144 hours per year on his/her own time.

The following personal tools shall be acquired by completion of the first, second and third periods of apprenticeship:

1st period: Tool box, allen wrenches, pliers and side cutters, assorted screw drivers, center punch, ballpeen hammer, steel tape, goggles, open-end wrenches 3/8" – 1".2nd period: Hack saw, chisels, channel locks, screw pitch gauge, combination square.3rd period: Needle nose pliers, vice grips, crescent wrenches 6", 8", 10" set of box end wrenches.