SprinklerFitters Local 281 Chicago Accepting Applications for Apprentices

APPLICATION FOR SPRINKLER FITTERS APPRENTICE PROGRAM

***Only 500 Applications will be taken***

• Must be 18 years of age at the time of registration and apply in person.
• An applicant who is seventeen (17) years of age at the time of application who otherwise meets all qualifications may be rated and ranked and placed in the Poll of Eligible List. A letter stating that you are on track to graduate will replace your transcripts. An applicant must provide proof that a graduation certificate or GED has been awarded and must be eighteen (18) years of age, prior to being indentured by the JATC. 

• Applicants will be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the apprenticeship program.

• Applicants will be required to successfully pass a drug screening test as a condition of employment. This will consist of a hair follicle and a urine sample. 

Registration Fee

• Applicants must provide a $25.00 non- refundable application fee.  Certified check or money order only, made out to Local 281, J.A.T.C.

Date/Time – 2026 Applications

          Date and Times: July 28th & July 29th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - or until we reach 500 applications. 

Location: Operating Engineers Local 150

               6200 Joliet Rd

               Countryside, IL 60525

   We will stop taking applications when we receive 500. If we do not reach 500 on the 28th & 29th, we will be accepting them at the Local 281 hall in Alsip, IL. Open until we reach 500 or until Friday, August 7th.  Business days only from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.                  Check our website for Application Updates. www.sprinklerfitterchicago.org

THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THESE QUALIFICATIONS.

COPIES OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED TO RECEIVE AN APPLICATION.