Millwright

Work site environment

• Noisy

Work setting

• Machinery installation
• Service
• Repair
• Overhaul
• Machine set-up

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assemble mechanical equipment
• Assemble stationary industrial machinery
• Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
• Repair or replace defective machinery parts
• Estimate costs and materials
• Operate machining tools to fabricate parts
• Program programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Installing machinery and equipment
• Commission systems and components

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Trade Certification
• Construction Millwright Trade Certification
• Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Red Seal Endorsement

Experience and specialization

Welding techniques

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated and robotic system
• Conveyor
• Fans and blowers
• Industrial and stationary engine

Area of specialization

• Start-up and testing
• Shutdown operations
• Troubleshooting
• Bearing, seals and packing
• Stainless steel welding
• Laser levelling/aligning
• Wiring

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Team player