2 to 3 years

Voluntary

No

Roll grinders and turners heat metal and roll it through machines to flatten it to a specific thickness for customers like automotive manufacturers. They must be skilled at grinding, turning, and texturing cast iron, cast steel, iron, high chrome, tool steel, and forged rolls. They make sure to always follow safety procedures and inspect finished products for quality.

• The Roll Grinder / Turner apprenticeship consists of 5,760 hours of on-the-job training.
• Apprentices must also complete 8 weeks of in-class technical training.
• Once you have successfully completed the apprenticeship requirements, you receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship and are certified as a journeyperson in the trade.
• A person with at least 6,000 hours of related work experience is eligible to apply for a Trade Equivalency Assessment (TEA) and, if successful, becomes certified as a journeyperson in this trade.

Grade 12 or equivalent.

Please contact your local apprenticeship office for information on the availability of technical training for this program.