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Multi-Craft Contractors helps you build a stable career by offering on-the-job training. For example, employees in the electrical and mechanical divisions start at $13 an hour as apprentices while working toward their journeyman license, a four-year process that involves working full time and taking evening classes. For each semester completed, you’ll receive a dollar an hour raise. After earning a journeyman license you can make $22 an hour and up. hands and your mind,” explains Rucker. “We need creative thinkers and planners who can see the big picture.” Most careers at Multi-Craft do not require a college degree. The company sponsors apprenticeship programs so you can continue to grow in your career. The need for talented young people who can learn a trade is in high demand. To get a head start on those careers, Nelson Adams, mechanical division manager, recommends taking classes that focus on math- ematics and computer-aided drafting, or CAD. “If you have good math skills and understand how CAD works, you’ll have more opportuni- ties to continue to advance,” he explains. Adams also says a career at Multi-Craft offers something not every job can – a sense of satisfaction. “Being part of the Multi-Craft team gives you an opportunity to see something grow from an idea into a finished project,” he says. Rick Barrows believes the company will keep growing. “We doubled our number of employees over the last five years. That tremendous growth shows the construction industry is thriving and we’ll continue to expand as Northwest Arkansas grows.” Multi-Craft Contractors offers tuition reim- bursement for team members who pass their classes each semester. “Some people go to college for four years, get into a lot of debt, and end up with a job that doesn’t pay as much as our employees earn,” says Hex Bisbee, the company’s chief financial officer. “At Multi-Craft, you can make a good living building something you can be proud off.” The company believes in taking care of its employees and the com- munity. That means offering team members full benefits including a 401(k) retirement savings plan, health, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation, holiday pay and life insurance, and participating in our communities. To learn more about Multi-Craft’s career opportunities, visit them CAREERS PLUMBERS CHECK US OUT WELDERS ELECTRICIANS FABRICATORS MACHINISTS ENGINEERS HVACR TECHNICIANS BENEFITS HEALTH, DENTAL & VISION INSURANCE PAID VACATION HOLIDAY PAY LIFE INSURANCE (401)K PLAN SPRINGDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | 19