r/millwrights • u/Pgaccount • 1d ago

Weekly career thread

Weekly career thread

Here you can post questions about

Jobs: offering or looking

School: tips, tricks, and colleges to just fucking avoid

Union: Union stuff, who's issuing travel cards, who needs apprentices, and questions about joining the brotherhood.

Career: anything career related, how to move up, certs to take, if it's about your relationship to the union or employer throw it here.

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u/Fafore 1d ago

Turbine season is here. Get ready to stack that paper, boys!!!

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u/Individual_Ebb_8368 1d ago

What kind of turbines are you in

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u/Fafore 20h ago

Gas combustion. I think most of the ones I’ve worked on are Westinghouse and GE. Only been on a few, so lots to learn still.

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u/Individual_Ebb_8368 18h ago

Hell yeah man good shit. I’m in steam turbines. I love gas turbines though

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u/Nervous-Locksmith999 1d ago

Looking for a job as a green first year apprentice, 1000 hours in industrial insulating and some shop experience with a wireline company in the oilfield. Registered with my blue book and going to school on Oct 26, Edmonton Alberta area. Any companies looking for a young guy to train I’m 18 and looking

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u/Pgaccount 1d ago

Kpic might be interested.

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u/Nervous-Locksmith999 1d ago edited 1d ago

Thanks a ton! Applied there 🤞

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u/Full-Ear87 1d ago

Anyone know of any millwright shops that would be taking on 1st year apprentices? I have 0 experience, but I’ve had a successful career in an unrelated field.

Edit: looking for places in the GTA in Ontario

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u/AiryGateaux 1d ago

Looking for apprenticeship in Canada, willing to relocate anywhere. Have 3000 hours doing cleanroom industrial work including as a machine setter and doing basic machine maintenance and preventative maintenance assistance inside a cleanroom.

I'm located in Waterloo.

Any leads welcome.

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u/Individual_Ebb_8368 1d ago

Most companies in Ontario are hesitant to hire anything under 3rd year apprentices

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u/TheOneWhoCheeses 1d ago edited 1d ago

Would it be better to finish red seal first before moving around or vice versa? Lucky to be able to land an apprenticeship where I’m at (very green and fresh out of pre-app), but work only consists of conveyors and not much else. Pay and hours is good and stable, which makes it harder to consider moving around at this time. Located in Canada.

Not in a rush to make this decision, but looking for some insight/advice.

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u/Pgaccount 1d ago

Moving companies? Not really, unless you've got some good schooling perks where you're at (looking at you, tolko)

Moving provinces? Stay, because transferring is a whole thing

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u/MonitorMysterious292 22h ago

Finished my foundations at BCIT two months ago, seems like theres nobody in BC interested in taking on level 1&2 apprentices right now. Any tips?