Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Apprenticeship

About this programme

As an industrial mechanic (millwright) you’ll install, repair, overhaul and maintain machinery and heavy mechanical equipment such as conveyor systems, and perform routine maintenance like adjusting valves and investigating breakdowns. You’ll find work in diverse settings ranging from mines and logging operations to ski hills and manufacturing facilities. As an Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), you'll install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the machinery that keeps industries running. Develop hands-on mechanical and problem-solving skills while working with equipment used in mining, forestry, manufacturing, energy, and recreation. If you have little or no experience in the millwright or machinist field, our Foundation program will provide you with the necessary skills to work as an apprentice in the trade. A Criminal Record Check is required for this program because it is delivered at a high school. Accepted students will receive instructions on how to obtain the check, and the cost will be covered by TRU. Carl is a millwright instructor with over 20 years teaching experience in his field. He is dual ticketed with a Red Seal in both the millwright and machinist trades, and also holds a Mechanical Engineering Technician Diploma. Before he became a trades instructor, he worked in various fields such as steel manufacturing, the textile industry, food processing, pulp mill machinery manufacturing and the sawmill industry. Since becoming an instructor, he has been to Ottawa to participate in a Red Seal exam workshop and has worked with SkilledTradesBC on numerous standar