Elevator Constructors Apprenticship Program

Organized Labor

Karl Ressler, Apprentice
I get to do something new every day. I get to do everything from electrical to plumbing. There is more variety here than in most of the trades. It is hard at first but after a while there's repetition like any other trade. I was in housing construction for a couple of years out of high school and then my family got me into this. It's challenging and fun at the same time. I'm struggling with the electrical part. Anything mechanical I can get down pretty quick. I like new construction. It is cleaner and you don't have to deal with the dirty, greasy part. Working on the new equipment is easier for me than working on the older stuff.