WHCCD Apprenticeship Programs

On-the-job Training

• Maintain and repair all production equipment: pumps, pasteurizers, high pressure pumps, evaporators, dryers, churns, vales, baggers, etc.
• Maintain and repair all support equipment: boiler, air-compressors, ammonia compressors, thermal storage units, condensers, vacuum pumps, ammonia systems, air conditioning units, waste water meters, conductivity meters, water meters, etc.
• Handling of chemicals for support equipment operation: chemical testing of boiler feed water, condensate, cooling tower water, glycol system, plant process water
• Fabricating and manufacturing of equipment for production needs product and process pipinq, sanitary equipment, steam lines, chemical lines, pneumatic lines, etc.
• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance: examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, locate and diagnose malfunctions, and confer to farm management
• Document all schematic and diagram changes and record repairs made, labor time, and parts used