A Day in the Life: Millwright

Construction millwright careers are perfect for anyone with an interest in construction, high tech equipment and complex projects! Check it out!

[nolanbie]

22 years old and a 4th year millwright going for my Journeyman. Never saw myself taking this route but I absolutely do not regret giving it a shot. I love it.

[sokushinbutsu]

bet that guy is pissed about the actor they chose to do his voice

[jamesmcclean]

To everyone wishing to become a millwright, learn how to cuss and don’t be scared of getting your hands bloody. Be able to eat your lunch with hydraulic fluid covered hands. Love the burning sensation of overhead welding. Crawl in tight spaces that are often soaked with water or some other type of fluid. Work so much overtime you don’t remember the last time you saw the “free world”. Oh, and don’t forget to get up on a lift ten stories high while signaling a crane operator in the pouring rain/snow.

Now for the important shit. All the people asking about math, yes it is very important in the industry. You need to be able to read drawings, evaluate angles and fabricate parts. If you weren’t good at math in the past, quit smoking weed, hunker down and learn that shit. Trig, geometry, even some calc wouldn’t hurt. Oh, and know how to read a tape measure, calipers, dial indicators which goes back to angles.

But yes it’s a rewarding career who’s in?

[carlbowles]

Millwrights getting the job done keeps American industry running. Millwrights rock 🪨.

[TheRedBeard]

My great uncles were millwrights. They even built their own car and the only thing they couldn't make themselves was the spark plugs. Thinking of taking up whats in the blood. Cheers

[halfnelson]

My grandfather was a millwright his entire life. He retired from Great Northern paper mill in East Millinocket, Maine. I was curious as to what he did so I ended up here.

[mattyboyz]

There is a lot to learn but once you do each thing a few times itll catch on, dont half ass your ppe and dont be afraid to deny unsafe work even if its frowned upon, or youll end up like me with a 20 stitch scar across your face with a crooked nose

[jearlcuellar]

It can be nasty hot hard work and long hours and 3+4=5 did it for about13 years be safe fellow millwrights

[Sean-bpxb]

Thx for sharing. Interesting. Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉

[Zakaius]

I am a machinist by trade & a millwright by choice in the Old & gas industry, Both upstream & down stream in the last 30 years. Can't think of any other job that suits me. On my off-days I do carpentry as a hobby a handyman in the home.

[glennjames]

Obviously, the guy that's narrating this isn't a millwright.
Any m/w that's been working on paper machines for any more than a day or two would never say "rollers" when referring to the ROLLS in a paper machine. That is how us paper machine m/w's tell if someone has actually worked on one before. If your working with someone and they use the term rollers, it's a pretty safe bet that they have never seen a paper machine before then. Most of the time we call them by their actual name, like felt roll, suction roll, press roll, dryer can, etc.

[JusticeLogic]

South-African Millwrights actually have two full trades, one as a Qualified Electrician the other as Mechanical Fitter

[thNell]

On my 1st yr apprenticeship its slow right now haven't been on any jobs sites just yet but im ready to get to work

[tyler]

This is my first year as a millwright apprentice.. I’ll be done in 4 years

[Jake-tyhm]

Just finished my apprenticeship. Going on 5 years now. I’m in house at a engine plant atm. Love my job. Not much work to do at an engine play compared to an assembly plant

[Jake-tyhm]

Going on 10 years as a millwright. Wish I could stay as clean as the people in the vid. Local 1090!!!!

[Crazywaffle]

Damn. I work aircraft. I could never do this. Much respect.

[jc-cikx]

I work at a petrochemical plant and these welders are highly trained in what they do. Must be a Texas thing lol. But I know there's always a few bad apples.

[TakeThis_L]

So how do you guys like it being a millwright? based off of this video it seems like you need to know a lot of stuff and have different tasks throughout the day.

[xCharjx]

Would this be compatible with being in the national guard?