MILLWRIGHT
WORK DESCRIPTION
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
A fully trained Millwright has the most versatile construction occupation. They construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, steel, plastics, plywood, using millwright hand tools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes. A Millwright studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated. Millwrights install, maintain, diagnose, and repair equipment such as compressors, pumps, conveyors, gas and steam turbines, monorails, and extruders. Specializing in the millwright can lead to working at coal, gas, nuclear and alternative-energy power plants, automotive, aerospace, food processing, and pharmaceuticals industries.
The Millwright Apprenticeship Training Program is a separate apprenticeship training program within the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice and Training Center.
Apprentice wages range from $20.00-$34.00.
Journey-level wages range from $36.00-$43.00.
- Applicants must obtain a Letter of Intent from a signatory contractor
- Applicants must be 17 years of age or older
- Applicants will need to provide their social security card, driver’s license, or picture ID
- Applicants must pass a drug test
WORK DESCRIPTION
A fully trained Millwright has the most versatile construction occupation. They construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, steel, plastics, plywood, using millwright hand tools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes. A Millwright studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated. Millwrights install, maintain, diagnose, and repair equipment such as compressors, pumps, conveyors, gas and steam turbines, monorails, and extruders. Specializing in the millwright can lead to working at coal, gas, nuclear and alternative-energy power plants, automotive, aerospace, food processing, and pharmaceuticals industries.
The Millwright Apprenticeship Training Program is a separate apprenticeship training program within the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice and Training Center.
Apprentice wages range from $20.00-$34.00.
Journey-level wages range from $36.00-$43.00.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must obtain a Letter of Intent from a signatory contractor
- Applicants must be 17 years of age or older
- Applicants will need to provide their social security card, driver’s license, or picture ID
- Applicants must pass a drug test
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY?
The first step is to complete the application online here.
- Contact and meet with our Intake Specialist, who will answer your questions and guide you as you begin your new career. Contact information: 314-228-7205.
- Obtain a letter of intent from a signatory contractor, with help from our intake specialist.
- Complete drug screen.
Interested individuals may visit the Training Center
from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Apprentice and Training Center
8300 Valcour Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63123
We encourage all applicants to call our Intake Specialist at
314-228-7205.
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY?
The first step is to complete the application online here.
- Contact and meet with our Intake Specialist, who will answer your questions and guide you as you begin your new career. Contact information: 314-228-7205.
- Obtain a letter of intent from a signatory contractor, with help from our intake specialist.
- Complete drug screen.
Interested individuals may visit the Training Center
from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Apprentice and Training Center
8300 Valcour Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63123
We encourage all applicants to call our Intake Specialist at
314-228-7205.
TRAINING PROGRAM
Each apprentice will be introduced to a mixture of classroom and shop training by attending school four (4) days a week per training session, approximately every three months. These classes run for nine (9) hours per day, 4 days a week, Tuesday through Friday, excluding holidays. During these training sessions, apprentices are paid an educational grant to offset travel expenses related to on-the job training. Wage increases are based on the accumulation of 750 on-the-job learning hours and the completion of two training units/ 2 sessions. Journey-worker status is obtained by completing a total of 18 training units/sessions and 6000 on-the-job learning hours.
Career Carpenters make up the largest single group of skilled workers in the country. Joining the United Brotherhood of Carpenters means being part of one of the world’s oldest and most respected trades. You’ll have a career that comes with opportunities, and peace of mind knowing you have the most competitive health coverage, pension, and annuity for you and your family.
Career Carpenters make up the largest single group of skilled workers in the country. Joining the United Brotherhood of Carpenters means being part of one of the world’s oldest and most respected trades. You’ll have a career that comes with opportunities, and peace of mind knowing you have the most competitive health coverage, pension, and annuity for you and your family.
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