This summer, Boulter hired five high school graduates for our first-ever internship program. These individuals joined us from Wayne Technical Career Center (WTCC) where they received their OSHA 10 and forklift certifications and studied the basics in heavy equipment repair, diesel theory, ARC welding and fabrication, and more. We designed the program to give each intern a chance to experience real-work applications for the skills they learned in school. Through a hands-on training approach, they engaged with seasoned employees and explored various parts of our business including warehousing, steel fabrication, crating and packaging, mechanics, and rigging.
Read on to get to know more about our summer interns.
Tim
Hometown: Sodus
High school technical program: Power mechanics
Post internship plans: Attending SUNY Morrisville, studying agricultural mechanics
Favorite part of our business: Rigging
What did you like most about the program: Being able to drive the forklifts.
What surprised you about the internship program: How much this program prepares you for the real world. It was a great experience.
Mike
Hometown: Williamson
High school technical program: Power mechanics
Post internship plans: Attending Alfred State, studying heavy equipment, truck and diesel technician
Favorite part of our business: Rigging
What did you like most about the program: No two days are the same.
What surprised you about the internship program: It wasn’t until the program and working the field that I realized how much Boulter does.
Colin
Hometown: Williamson
High school technical program: Power mechanics
Post internship plans: National Guard Weekend Warrior trained to respond to a variety of natural and man-made disasters
Favorite part of our business: Crating and packaging / rigging
What did you like most about the program: Everyone was very welcoming and patient with us as we tried to learn the business.
What surprised you about the internship program: The program was a lot more hands-on than I expected.
Dylan
Hometown: Wayne
High school technical program: Power mechanics
Post internship plans: Joining the Ironworker union
Favorite part of our business: Steel fabrication
What did you like most about the program: I really enjoyed working in the fabrication shop.
What surprised you about the internship program: I didn't realize at Lift & Move everything Boulter did until this internship program.
Nick
Hometown: Wayne
High school technical program: Conservation
Post internship plans: Pursuing a job in the rigging field
Favorite part of our business: Rigging
What was the best part of the program? Being on a rigging crew, it’s different every day.
What surprised you about the internship program: The program was exactly what I expected.
