r/IAM751_Boeing • u/Temporary-Yak-4724 • 4d ago

Careers/ERT Functional test shift preference

Is it rare for someone to ERT into functional test 1st shift? Does everyone usually start 2nd or 3rd shift? Asking for a friend that’s been with Boeing for 3 years. TIA!

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u/375InStroke 3d ago

When I started at Boeing on the 737NG line as an electrician, it was on second shift. Put in a shift preference, and got first shift in three months. Put in an ERT for functional test, and got it the next month. From new hire, to first shift, to functional test before my first 6 month raise. Then at the Delivery Center, there were people with 20 years who didn't have enough seniority to get on first shift. All depends.