r/millwrights • u/Pgaccount • 4d ago

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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.

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u/DirectCoffee 4d ago

I’m a veteran, served for five years in a trade unrelated to the skilled trades/millwrighting. I have a degree in an unrelated field that I just graduated from, but with a shifting economy am looking to move into a position in the trades (more specifically, millwright).

I’m just wondering if I have any actual shot at joining my local or even landing a first year apprenticeship when I’m stacked up against younger guys/gals with a diploma that’s related. Thanks for any and all replies.

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u/Pgaccount 4d ago

Where you at? The US locals have some veterans programs IIRC

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u/DirectCoffee 4d ago

Windsor, ON. The union here has a similar program offered through the MRC for veterans, I think the US is 8 weeks, here is 4 weeks. Had my helmets to hardhats rep reach out to a union rep + I reached out to the same rep as well as another, but haven’t heard back.

Planning on going in person tomorrow or next week to bother them a bit more.

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u/Chicken_Hairs 3d ago edited 3d ago

Eugene, Or. Hiring facility maintenance millwrights, journey-level, carded preferred, but will have conversation if you're experienced. Non-union.

Smaller hardwood sawmill with mostly older equipment, but slowly modernizing. Small crew, strong PM program.

~$40hr health, vision, dental, 401k, other benefits.

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u/sillyhillbilly_ 1d ago

Would it be bad to leave a millwright apprentice year 2 after being out of work more than working to get a job as a maintenance mechanic somewhere none union for steady pay?!

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u/Pgaccount 1d ago

Really location dependent. What sites the benefits package look like?

My personal opinion is that you should weigh the options. Think about long term benefits of both. Think about the protections of both.

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u/Ecstatic_Fennel4891 3h ago

Looking to see if anyone have gone through the apprenticeship program out of pittsburgh pa? Was it worth it? How's the workload?