Job requirements Millwright in Canada

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• 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.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing