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Ride-along week at a small shop in Kearny, for a vo-tech grad

Posted by Rui Teixeira · Master Plumber, second-generation shop owner

Position filledApprentice ride-along

I hire out of the county vo-techs and I've learned the hard way that a kid doesn't know if he wants a small shop until he's done a week in one. So: ride along with my trucks Monday the 28th through Friday. Service calls, a water heater, a repipe if it holds. You'll see the phone ring and the schedule fall apart by 10am, which is the real lesson. Paid for the days you work, or count it as a tryout. My father hired me this way. I want to do it right.

Kearny, NJMon, Sep 28
Paid or trade
1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Steam job in Garfield Saturday: need someone who isn't afraid of a basement

Posted by oldsteam_zig · Master Plumber

Position filledExtra hand

One-pipe steam system in a Garfield two-family that hasn't heated right since the owner's father died. We're replacing vents, skimming the boiler, and fixing pitch on a couple of runs in a basement with 6 feet of headroom on a good day. Saturday, 7am. Day rate. If you've never seen steam, this is how you learn it, kid: in a dirty basement with somebody who's done it for 28 years. That's the job.

Garfield, NJSat, Sep 26 Day rate 2 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Helper for a service upgrade on a raised house in Sea Bright

Posted by thiago_sparks · Electrical Contractor

Position filledExtra hand

Another shore one. Raised house in Sea Bright, the meter and service got moved up after Sandy and now the owner wants a real panel and a generator inlet. Monday, all day, maybe a few hours Tuesday. Honestly it's a good one to see if you've never watched a service upgrade from start to finish. Day rate. Ladders, a lot of them. Bring a harness if you have one, I have a spare if you don't.

Sea Bright, NJMon, Sep 21 Day rate 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Ride-along Sunday: load calc and duct survey on a Clifton Cape

Posted by ms_almonte · Vo-tech instructor, plumbing & HVAC

Position filledApprentice ride-along

Sunday the 20th I'm doing a heat-loss calc and a duct survey on a Cape in Clifton, for a homeowner who wants to know if a heat pump will keep up in January. Bring a notebook. First, we measure every room. Second, we look at the ductwork in the attic, which will be ugly. Third, I'll show you how the numbers turn into equipment size. Unpaid, it's a learning day, but it's the part of HVAC nobody teaches you on the job. Ask me how I know.

Clifton, NJSun, Sep 20 Unpaid (experience) 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Extra hand Saturday: restroom rough-in at a warehouse, Mount Laurel

Posted by haddad_mech · Mechanical contractor (HVAC + plumbing)

Position filledExtra hand

Private job this time, no certified payroll: a warehouse adding a restroom group in Mount Laurel. Saturday the 12th, 6:30 start. We will be laying out and roughing in the waste and vent, so you will be cutting, carrying, and holding a level for a while. Day rate. Here's what I look for when I hire: shows up on time, listens, doesn't need to be told twice. If you have a few years in and want to see commercial rough-in, say so in your pitch.

Mount Laurel, NJSat, Sep 12 Day rate 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Ride-along for an apprentice interested in commercial: Secaucus fit-out, 2 days

Posted by Marcus B. · Foreman, Inside Wireman (IBEW)

Position filledApprentice ride-along

We are in the middle of a large commercial fit-out in Secaucus and I can bring one apprentice along for two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) to see how a commercial job runs: the morning huddle, lockout/tagout on a live building, how a crew splits up the work. You will watch, carry, and ask questions on breaks. You will not work on anything energized. Hard hat, safety glasses, gloves and boots are required; the GC also needs your name a few days ahead for a site badge, so I can only take someone who answers quickly. Stay safe.

Secaucus, NJTue, Sep 1 Unpaid (experience) 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Saturday mini-split install in Wayne, one helper

Posted by ms_almonte · Vo-tech instructor, plumbing & HVAC

Position filledExtra hand

Doing a two-zone ductless install on a Cape in Wayne on Saturday, the 29th. One helper. First, you'll help me plan the line set route, because that's where every bad install starts. Second, you'll do the core drilling with me, and third you'll watch the vacuum and the startup, not just hand me tools. Day rate. Ask me how I know a helper who's never seen a micron gauge learns more in one Saturday than a week of slides.

Wayne, NJSat, Aug 29 Day rate 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Saturday of water heater swaps around Kearny, need an extra hand

Posted by Rui Teixeira · Master Plumber, second-generation shop owner

Position filledExtra hand

Three water heaters booked for one Saturday, Kearny and Harrison. My father used to say you can tell a plumber by how he leaves a basement, so the job is half install, half cleanup. Draining, carrying the old tanks up, hauling, and I'll let you do a connection or two if you've done them before. Day rate. I was a helper like this once and I remember who treated me right. I try to be that guy.

Kearny, NJSat, Aug 22 Day rate 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Helper needed: heat pump install, Edison, 2 days

Posted by Kash_sing · HVAC contractor, owner

Position filledExtra hand

Ducted heat pump replacing an old oil furnace, Edison split-level. Two days, Tuesday and Wednesday. - Day 1: removal, pad, line set, air handler - Day 2: wiring with the electrician, startup, cleanup - Day rate, start 7:30 - You will carry a lot and you will clean up more than you think - I explain the rebate paperwork at lunch for anyone who wants it Callbacks cost me more than labor does, so I care more about careful than fast.

Edison, NJTue, Aug 18 Day rate 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Extra set of hands Sat for a boiler swap in Clifton. 8 hrs, day rate, you learn

Posted by oldsteam_zig · Master Plumber

Position filledExtra hand

Swapping an old cast iron boiler in a two-family in Clifton Saturday. Rigging the old one out of the basement is the worst part, so I need a strong back first and a brain second. 7am start, figure 8 hours, maybe 9. Day rate, paid at the end of the day, and I'll show you how the near-boiler piping goes together while we do it. You don't need to know boilers, kid. You need to show up on time with boots and gloves and not be on your phone. That's the job.

Clifton, NJSat, Aug 15 Day rate 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.

Extra hand Saturday: rewire on a raised house in Long Branch, day rate

Posted by thiago_sparks · Electrical Contractor

Position filledExtra hand

Honestly this one is a classic shore job. House got raised after Sandy, the electrical got "temporarily" reconnected by somebody years ago, and now we're doing it right. Saturday, all day. I need a helper to pull wire, drill, and keep the job clean while I do the panel side. Day rate. You'll be up and down ladders and in a crawlspace that's more of a crawl than a space. If you've only done new construction, that's fine, this is a good look at what remodel work actually is.

Long Branch, NJSat, Aug 15 Day rate 1 interested

This position has been filled, so it isn't taking applications.