Sprinkler Fitters Local 483 Training Center
Organized Labor
Leroy Stubbles, Apprentice
I had no idea about fire sprinklers, but I responded to an ad on craigslist for a delivery driver and warehouseman. I started delivering material for sprinkler fitters and plumbers, and I thought this could be something I could get into. I got promoted to management, but decided I'd rather be doing installing than sitting at a desk all day. I like the idea of taking something a designer created on a computer and installing it. It may look good on paper, but it takes lot of problem solving to deal with all the complications and obstructions of putting it up on the ceiling at the job site. It's satisfying to see the final product come out and know you'll be saving lives and property.
Getting all the heavy material up to the right floor is the hardest part, but once you get it there, it really flows.