Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• 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.

• Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.

• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over five years of work experience and industry courses in industrial machinery repair or millwrighting is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

• Textile machinery mechanics hired from other industries may require additional training in textile processes and experience as a textile manufacturing machinery operator.

• Construction millwrights are mostly engaged in the initial installation of industrial plant machinery and equipment; industrial mechanics are more concerned with the post-installation maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.

• Industrial mechanics and millwrights may be cross-trained in a second trade such as pipefitting, welding, machining or electrical maintenance.

• The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.