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Maintaining strong ties to the military has long been important to Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) and its success. The company, ranked the No. 1 Top Specialty Contractor in New England by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for four consecutive years, has built a solid portfolio that includes over 100 federal and military projects across each of its five regions over the past four-plus decades. With each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces playing a critical role in ensuring the safety and security of the country and its people, the significant impact these military-related projects have makes completing them all the more rewarding.
Griffin Electric’s connections to the military stretch beyond the projects it has built, and the company is proud to actively recruit and employ veterans who have completed their service requirements. There are men and women throughout the company with military backgrounds, and Griffin Electric has seen firsthand the leadership qualities and inherent skills they embody.
As a champion of apprenticeship for over 30 years, Griffin Electric has committed itself to training and developing talented craftspeople and future leaders of the construction industry. A debt-free alternative to traditional schooling, Griffin Electric’s fully accredited in-house Apprenticeship Training Program provides the necessary classroom and hands-on learning needed to launch successful careers in the electrical trade.
Throughout the school year, instruction takes place in the 27,500sf of training space that is part of the company’s headquarters in Holliston, Mass., and on-site at each of its regional offices in Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, N.C.; Pelham, Ala.; and Doraville, Ga. Over the course of the four-year program, apprentices receive 600 hours of classroom instruction and 8,000 hours of on-the-job learning under the supervision of licensed journeypersons.
Part of the strength of Griffin Electric’s apprentices and workforce as a whole is the range of backgrounds and experiences that its team members bring to the table. With veterans possessing many valuable characteristics and skills that can translate to the trades, the company’s program offers the opportunity to leverage their talents and jumpstart a new career in the electrical construction industry. As an approved training site by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans are eligible to receive a monthly stipend from the VA through the Post-9/11 GI Bill to help meet the cost of everyday expenses, in addition to the excellent compensation and benefits they receive as company employees.
Apprenticeship has helped ensure the company is represented by a highly skilled workforce on each of its jobsites throughout New England and the Southeast. And with the Department of Labor’s National Apprenticeship Week just around the corner, Griffin Electric is proud to recognize its apprentices for the important contributions they make. The company continues to be incredibly grateful to have a team of employees who demonstrate every day what it means to “Work with the Best. Be the Best.”
To learn more about Griffin Electric, please visit waynejgriffinelectric.com, call its recruiting hotline at 800-421-0151, or email your resume to fieldrecruiting@wjgei.com.
