Job description Millwright Apprentice in the Halifax Region

Find out what work is like for a millwright apprentice in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (NOC 72400).

Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

Description

Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics install, maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment. This unit group includes industrial textile machinery mechanics and repairers. Construction millwrights are employed by millwrighting contractors. Industrial mechanics are employed in manufacturing plants, utilities and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
  • Read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
  • Install, align, dismantle and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment, such as pumps, fans, tanks, conveyors, furnaces and generators according to layout plans using hand and power tools
  • Operate hoisting and lifting devices such as cranes, jacks and tractors to position machinery and parts during the installation, set-up and repair of machinery
  • Inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions
  • Install, troubleshoot and maintain power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls
  • Adjust machinery and repair or replace defective parts
  • Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up of machinery
  • Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on machinery
  • Construct foundations for machinery or direct other workers to construct foundations
  • Assemble machinery and equipment prior to installation using hand and power tools and welding equipment.
  • Textile machinery mechanics and repairers
  • Apply mechanical repair principles and procedures to make sure that machinery runs properly
  • Detect defects and excessive wear in machinery and identify slight differences in dimensions and shapes of component parts
  • Repair and overhaul electrical and mechanical systems on textile machinery and replace and align moving parts as required
  • Set-up and adjust complex machinery for new patterns and products
  • Analyze information to perform maintenance such as cleaning and lubrication of textile machinery, troubleshooting, and to test running and proper operation of machines
  • Confer with management to recommend equipment changes and modifications and in evaluating new equipment.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 72400), and a list of similar occupations:

  • card fixer
  • card grinder
  • construction millwright
  • industrial mechanic
  • industrial mechanic apprentice
  • industrial sewing machine mechanic
  • knitting machine mechanic
  • loom fixer
  • loom setter - textile manufacturing
  • loom technician
  • maintenance millwright
  • millwright
  • millwright apprentice
  • open-end technician
  • plant equipment mechanic
  • spinning fixer
  • textile fixer
  • textile machine mechanic
  • textile machinery fixer
  • treatment plant maintenance mechanic

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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