Bob Hite, Scheck's National Labor Relations Manager,
was named a board member of the Labor - Management
Committee of the National Maintenance Agreements
Policy Committee. Congratulations Bob!!
ability to attract and maintain such a
skilled workforce while working in so
many Union locals throughout the
country. Bob Hite, Scheck's National
Labor Relations Manager, responds
to that question:
on the local level. All of our projects
begin with a pre-job meeting in which
labor resource requirements are
discussed in detail. The local Building
Trades Council is contacted, usually
through the local UA Business Manager."
and/or Business Managers, to fi nd out
the availability of craft around the
country. Much of Scheck's success has
come from the "Scheck Craft Network",
where an employee on a Scheck project
tells others about their experience
working for one of Scheck's four
Industrial construction companies.
When your buddy tells you about
working for Scheck, the exceptional
equipment and the supervision to get
the job done right, they all want to
work for you. There is nothing that
a Union craftsperson likes better
than a chance to do a great job.
this works. At Covert Generating Station,
Scheck's direct employees peaked at
over 900 employees and most were
travelers. At the International Paper
Power Project in Jay, Maine, we peaked
at over 300 Pipe Fitters in an area
with a low rate and open shop
competition. Scheck pulled people
from all over the country.
NJ, where P-91 welders were in
desperate demand, travelers from 64
different locals around the country
were attracted to work with Scheck.
This was followed by several projects
for ConocoPhillips Bayway Refi nery,
where Scheck was instrumental in
providing crucial labor for its client.
In the past 25 years Scheck has
worked in over 30 states and several
hundred locals nationwide, fi lling
the needs of their clients by supplying
them with the skilled labor workforce
required to complete the project.
of Scheck Industries was recently named to the MCA Chicago
Board of Directors in 2008 for a two year term.
to its services contract for the U.S. Department of Energy's
Argonne National Laboratory Advanced Photon Source.
The Scheck Team works with Argonne's top mechanical,
electrical, and structural engineers along with scientists
and building managers on a variety of special projects.
These projects range widely in size and type. As Mechanical
General Contractor, Scheck directly employs a variety of
trades, managing numerous subcontractors, and is directly
involved in each project from concept to completion.
estimating, and value engineering; followed by a formal
proposal and project delivery plan. Some projects demand
an immediate start, often calling for immediate mobilization
of large work forces and equipment in order for Argonne
scientists to continue research. Other jobs include quick
turnaround situations such as beam line shut down or
on beam study day.
Agreement, Scheck is recognized as a benefi cial support
team by the General Contractors working on site,
including contractors like Walsh Construction, Lindblad
Construction, and Johnson Controls at other buildings
on the 2,000 plus acre site. In the past two years Scheck's
team completed over 300 different projects at the facility.
System for the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)
Research Center. Hundreds of Polypropylene and
Polyvinylidene Fluoride fusion welds were successfully
executed by Scheck's certifi ed poly fusion welders.
the research equipment in class 100 to 1,000 clean rooms.
This included many Ultra high purity orbital welds, also
high purity jacketed tube for the Hydrogen orbital
welds done by Scheck's certifi ed welders.
company with a high skill level, experience and certifi cation(s)
in numerous procedures. Scheck is fortunate to have strong
depth when it comes to its workforce." said Brian Ortiz,
Scheck's Project Executive for the facility.
With Scheck Mechanical
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