From Boeing Internship to AJAC Apprenticeship -
Korlee Butler-Mittlieder.
This summer, Korlee took her Core Plus Aerospace skills to the Boeing Everett Campus where she worked and lived in a five week Summer internship. During her internship she worked in drilling, riveting, and installing high-lock and lock bolts. Korlee said the best experience was working on the 747 Structure and the 777X Wing Laydown where she was working on complete structures of the plane."I got to install the pressure dome of the of the plane by connecting the forty-eight (the back cap of the plane) and forty-six (the back-half of the plane excluding the cap). The pressure dome is incredibly important to trust me with, if the dome breaks the plan goes down."
Korlee was able to learn how to seal. This was great because Korlee is also an AP Art student. She appreciated how sealing required many of the same skills she uses as an art student from fine motor skills to mapping out a sealant gun path.
Korlee's competencies while at Boeing included
- Rivet Installation
- Drill and Debur
- Routing and Clamping
- Splice Hook-up
- Burndy block and plug hookup
- Clean for seal
- Seal fasteners
When Korlee returned to Yakima, she began her AJAC (Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee) apprenticeship at Magic Metals. She was able to transfer 200 hours from her Boeing internship putting her further down the road to completing her Journeyman.
Magic Metals has Korlee working in Engineering where she is apprenticing under the head engineer. She is learning how to use 3D modeling software, taking parts and model them, virtually assembling multiple parts together, and producing engineering plans used on the shop floor from her designs. Korlee's art skills have made her highly effecting producing drawings needed for people on the shop floor to clearly and consistently build parts.
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| Korlee with her engineering drawings she uses in Magic Metals. |
This week Korlee will be on the welding floor where she will learn about welding in assembly. She will be taking the skills she learned in engineering, designing and modeling parts, to following the instructions on the welding floor.
The best part about Magic Metals is the culture. Everyone tells each other hello and goodbye everyday. Everyone is a team working towards the same goal.
"The apprenticeship is worth it." Korlee recommends, "Be on time and be motivated. This is a job where you work with other people."
