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millwright apprenticeship career



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Work Description

  • Millwrights install, repair, replace and maintain machinery in all types of industrial applications, including auto manufacturing plants, steel mills, paper mills and nuclear power plants. Welding skills are required.

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Working Conditions

  • Millwrights generally work indoors in large industrial facilities but at times may be outdoors. Working conditions include both large spacious areas and confined spaces when working on advanced machinery.

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Qualifications

17 years old

  • Graduated from high school and able to provide official transcript or GED/HSED equivalent

  • ACT Math score of 15 (within last 5 years) OR Next Gen Accuplacer score of 237 (within last 5 years) OR pass the local math assessment

  • Possess valid driver’s license or consistent means of transportation

     

Application process

1. Contact the nearest Training center to provide ACT or Next Gen Score OR make an appointment for testing.

2. Once you provide the documentation to the Training Center and meet the requirements, your Joint Apprenticeship Committee will provide you with instructions on how to proceed.

3. Locate an employer to hire you as an Apprentice. We can help with this!

4. Meet the Joint Apprenticeship Committee and sign your Apprenticeship Contract with the State of Wisconsin, Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards.

5. Begin work and school as soon as scheduled for you.

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terms of apprenticeship

Four-year program

160 hours of classroom instruction each year. Includes hands-on learning at North Central States Regional Training Center located in Kaukauna, WI. Lodging expenses may be paid for as part of the apprenticeship program.

A total of 6,240 hours of classroom learning and work experience.

Apprentices are paid during their entire four-year program and incremental wage increases coincide with program completion.

 


millwright apprenticeship program classes

Safety

  • Millwright 16 Hr Safety (OSHA 10)
  • Industrial & Rough Terrain
  • Aerial Lift

UBC Rigging & Signaling

  • Rigging Hardware
  • Rigging Operations
  • Voice & Hand Signals

Basic Welding

  • Principles
  • Processes

Fasteners & FA/CPR/AED

  • Lockout & Tagout
  • Adhesives & Loctite
  • Mechanical Fasteners
  • UBC Math for the Trades
  • First Aid/CPR/AED

Blueprint I & Layout

  • UBC Mechanical Print Reading
  • UBC Layout Task
  • UBC Math for the Trades

Bearings & Installation

  • Bearings & Lubrication
  • UBC Math for the Trades

Machinery Alignment I

  • UBC Machinery Alignment
  • Couplings & Dial Indicating
  • UBC Math for the Trades

Machinery Alignment II

  • UBC Machinery Alignment
  • Alignment Final test
  • Dial Indicating & Laser Alignment
  • UBC Math for the Trades
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Machinery Alignment III

  • UBC Machinery Alignment
  • Advances Techniques
  • Laser Alignment
  • UBC Math for the Trades

Turbines

  • UBC GE Gas Turbine Familiarization
  • UBC Hytorc Technician
  • UBC Scaffold User
  • UBC Human Performance

Power Transmission

  • Power Transmission
  • Belts, Gears, clutches
  • Chain drives
  • UBC Math for the Trades

Conveyors & Blueprint II

  • UBC Conveyors & Blueprint II
  • Concrete, Structural Steel
  • Mobile Crane
  • UBC Math for the Trades

Flowserve Pump

  • UBC Flowserve Tech Level I
  • Packing & Seals
  • UBC Math for the Trades

Optical Alignment

  • Optical Alignment
  • Hydraulics
  • Compressors

Final

  • Final Tests
  • Refresh Certifications
  • Transition to Trainer