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Millwright / Pile Driver
Millwrights are an elite group of
construction workers who work primarily with metal,
using machine tools and precision instruments. These
skilled construction mechanics can be called upon to
work within specifications requiring tolerances to a
thousandth of an inch.
Many of the region’s top contractors
recognize union millwrights as the most highly skilled
in the industry. The center’s millwright apprenticeship
program includes classroom instruction on leading edge
technologies that are put to the test in our
state-of-the-art millwright shop.
And that’s just the beginning. The
knowledge and skills developed during a millwright
apprenticeship serve as the foundation for lifelong
learning opportunities. In addition to the leading-edge
training offered locally, journeymen can extend their
pursuit of the most sophisticated training in the
industry through the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America International Training Fund. A
$25 million facility in Las Vegas hosts thousands of
carpenters interested in advancing their skills every
year. The training facility is also where many of the
industry’s top manufacturers are represented.
Daily responsibilities include the
study and interpretation of blueprints, drilling,
welding and bolting. The millwright’s expertise is used
in the installation of generators, conveyors, escalators
and electric turbines, the installation and maintenance
of machinery used in manufacturing and the precision
work required in nuclear power plants.
Pile Drivers work on pile-driving rigs
that are large machines that resemble cranes. Work can
include driving concrete and metal piling as part of a
foundation system, or driving wood and concrete piling
to hold up docks and bridges. Others can be found on
offshore oilrigs and as commercial divers in underwater
construction.
What You Will Learn
The Millwright/Pile Driver
Apprenticeship training includes:
- Carpentry
- Carpentry safety
- Millwrighting
- Technical Math (degree)
- Microcomputer applications
- Heavy rigging
- Millwright/Pile Driver welding
- AWS Certification
- Introduction to Pile Driving
- Information technology concepts
- Rotating equipment
- Machinery installation
- Shaft alignment
- Precision optics
- Overhead floor conveyor
- Combustion turbine
- Monorail
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