National Occupational Classification (NOC): 72400
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Sample Job Titles
- Construction millwright
- Industrial mechanic
- Industrial mechanic apprentice
- Industrial plant maintenance mechanic
- Maintenance millwright
- Mechanic, textile machines
- Millwright
- Millwright apprentice
- Petroleum refinery industrial mechanic
What do construction millwrights and industrial mechanics do?
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics install, maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment. This unit group includes industrial textile machinery mechanics and repairers. Construction millwrights are employed by millwrighting contractors. Industrial mechanics are employed in manufacturing plants, utilities and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics perform some or all of the following duties:
- Read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
- Install, align, dismantle and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment, such as pumps, fans, tanks, conveyors, furnaces and generators according to layout plans using hand and power tools
- Operate hoisting and lifting devices such as cranes, jacks and tractors to position machinery and parts during the installation, set-up and repair of machinery
- Inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions
- Install, troubleshoot and maintain power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls
- Adjust machinery and repair or replace defective parts
- Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up of machinery
- Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on machinery
- Construct foundations for machinery or direct other workers to construct foundations
- Assemble machinery and equipment prior to installation using hand and power tools and welding equipment.
Textile machinery mechanics and repairers perform some or all of the following duties
- Apply mechanical repair principles and procedures to make sure that machinery runs properly
- Detect defects and excessive wear in machinery and identify slight differences in dimensions and shapes of component parts
- Repair and overhaul electrical and mechanical systems on textile machinery and replace and align moving parts as required
- Set-up and adjust complex machinery for new patterns and products
- Analyze information to perform maintenance such as cleaning and lubrication of textile machinery, troubleshooting, and to test running and proper operation of machines
- Confer with management to recommend equipment changes and modifications and in evaluating new equipment.
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics work in many areas including the following subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 212 Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
- 238 Specialty trade contractors
- 811 Repair and maintenance
- 213 Support activities for mining, and oil and gas extraction
- 221 Utilities
- 311 Food manufacturing
- 331 Primary metal manufacturing
- 211 Oil and gas extraction
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
Short and Long Term Occupational Projections
Short Term Projections for 2023-2025
The employment outlook will be good for construction millwrights and industrial mechanics in Newfoundland and Labrador (rating of 4 out of 5) for the 2023-2025 period.
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Long Term Projections for 2023-2032
The outlook for construction millwrights and industrial mechanics is forecast to be tightening (rating of 3.2 out of 4) over the next several years, meaning new labour supply will be required to meet anticipated job openings.
Source: Department of Finance, Occupation Projections (Summer 2023)
Number of Job Postings in 2023
During 2023, there were 78 public job postings for this occupation, with the following distribution:
| Avalon: 56% | Western: 5% |
| Eastern: 1% | Labrador: 22% |
| Central: 6% | NL-unspecified: 9% |
Source: Lightcast (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year)
Who works as construction millwrights and industrial mechanics in Newfoundland and Labrador?
During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 1,065 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 95% of those employed were Male+ and 5% of those employed were Female+.
Here is the age group breakdown for this group of workers:
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65+ |
| 8% | 69% | 21% | 3% |
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
How much do construction millwrights and industrial mechanics make?
Annual Earnings
The median employment income for all construction millwrights and industrial mechanics in the reference year 2020 (1,230 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $89,000.
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
Hourly Earnings
Salary information for construction millwrights and industrial mechanics in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $20.00 | $37.00 | $50.00 |
The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) |
| $21.00 | $32.60 | $46.55 |
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2023)
- Technical Services
- Machinery
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems
- Project Management
- Hoisting
- Lathes
- Construction Management
- Mechanics
- Commissioning
- Hand Tools
Source: Lightcast
What training is required?
- 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.
- Construction millwrights are mostly engaged in the initial installation of industrial plant machinery and equipment; industrial mechanics are more concerned with the post-installation maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
- Industrial mechanics and millwrights may be cross-trained in a second trade such as pipefitting, welding, machining or electrical maintenance.
- The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
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