• Ensuring safety at workplace by carrying out job duties hazard free and making sure safety standards are met within the workplace
• Read blueprints, diagrams, and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
• Diagnose faults and malfunctions
• Providing input into maintenance planning for mechanical work.
• Install, align, dismantle, and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment
• 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
• Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance, or set-up of machinery
• Promote and foster company goals and objectives with all maintenance activities.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintenance millwright
• Millwright
• Millwright apprentice
• Maintenance millwright
• Marine engine mechanic
• Marine engine mechanic apprentice
ASSOCIATED TITLES
• 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.
• Industrial mechanic (millwright) trade certification is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories.
• Construction millwright trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec and Ontario.
• Industrial sewing machine mechanic trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified industrial mechanics or millwrights upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
QUALIFICATIONS
The "best fit" category(ies) in the National Occupational Classification will depend on education, duties, and responsibilities. These categories are suggested to help job seekers and employers get started.
SUGGESTED NOC CATEGORIES:
CAT 7; TEER 2 (72400)
SUGGESTED NOC CATEGORY LINK:
NOC CATEGORIES
Various immigration pathways are available to international job seekers and Canadian employers seeking international talent. For more information, contact us or visit Nova Scotia's immigration website.
Abbreviations used in this section:
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AIP = Atlantic Immigration Program
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FSW = Federal Skilled Worker
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NSNP = Nova Scotia Nominee Program
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On Demand = Occupations must be identified by the provincial or federal government as being in demand (insufficient qualified workers in Canada)
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PNP = Provincial Nominee Program (another name for NSNP)
IMMIGRATION PATHWAYS:
FSW,AIP, PNP (On-demand), On-demand according to economic priorities
IMMIGRATION PATHWAYS
Dusty, hot, confined spaces, working outdoors
WORKING CONDITIONS