Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics
Job description
These individuals install and repair industrial machinery. They also work on mechanical equipment and textile manufacturing machinery.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Nontoxic dust
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Noise
- Falling objects
Main tasks
- Read blueprints, diagrams, and schemas.
- Install stationary industrial machinery or mechanical equipment (pumps, fans, tanks, etc.).
- Set up machines and parts.
- Install and maintain power transmission systems and programmable controllers.
- Assemble and adjust machinery and equipment.
- Inspect machinery, repair faults, and replace defective parts.
- Manufacture the parts necessary for machine maintenance.
- Clean, lubricate, and perform routine maintenance of machinery.
- Direct personnel.
Advancement and mobility
Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics * These individuals may specialize in piping, welding, machining, or electrical maintenance.
- Qualified Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics obtain a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $20.50
- Median
- $29.00
- Maximum
- $43.10
Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 1.4% Female
- 98.6% Male
- 1.4% Female
- 98.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 8112% of jobs
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NAICS 3319% of jobs
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NAICS 238% of jobs
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NAICS 3218% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3126% of jobs
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Others57% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 8112% of jobs
-
NAICS 3319% of jobs
-
NAICS 238% of jobs
-
NAICS 3218% of jobs
-
NAICS 311, 3126% of jobs
-
Others57% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in automated Systems Electromechanics
Placement rate: 74.4%
14.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in Électromécanique de systèmes automatisés
Placement rate: 82.4%
12.9% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in mécanique industrielle de construction et d'entretien
Placement rate: 85.3%
10.7% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in industrial Maintenance Technology
Placement rate: 65.2%
30.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
Industrial Mechanics
- Certificate of qualification
Sometimes required
- A certificate of qualification as an Industrial Power Sewing Machine Mechanic may be required.
Textile Industry Machine Mechanics and Erectors
- Additional training in textile processing may be required.
- Experience as a textile manufacturing machine operator may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Equipment maintenance
- Repair
- Monitoring operations
- Troubleshooting
- Quality control analysis
- Data collection
- Operations and control
- Critical thought
- Equipment selection
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Oral expression
- Time management
Abilities
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-arm stability
- Limb coordination
- Digital dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Reaction time
- Hearing sensitivity
- Near vision
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Static muscle power
- Depth perception
- Colour perception and distinction
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Auditory attention
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Speed control
- Core strength
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Distance vision
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Versatility
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 72400
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
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- Steam plant maintenance mechanic
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- Plant machinery maintenance mechanic
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- Factory maintenance mechanic
- Chemical plant service mechanic
- Mail-processing equipment mechanic
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- Oil drill rig mechanic
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- Sewage treatment plant mechanic
- Concentrating plant mechanic
- Water filtration plant mechanic
- Processing plant mechanic
- Water treatment plant mechanic
- Upgrading plant mechanic
- Maintenance millwright
- Derrick mechanic
- Rig mechanic
- Industrial sewing machine mechanic
- Packaging machine mechanic
- Gum-wrapping machine mechanic
- Quilter mechanic - textile manufacturing
- Welding machine mechanic
- Metalworking machinery mechanic
- Knitting machine mechanic
- Forge shop machinery mechanic
- Printing machinery mechanic
- Bakery machinery mechanic
- Rubberizing machine mechanic
- Powerhouse machinery mechanic
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- Boilerhouse machinery mechanic
- Production machinery mechanic
- Tobacco-processing machine mechanic
- Textile machine mechanic
- Stationary farm equipment mechanic
- Nuclear power station equipment mechanic
- Material handling equipment mechanic
- Welding equipment mechanic
- Chemical process equipment mechanic
- Ore-processing equipment mechanic
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- Mine mechanic
- Marine engine mechanic
- Industrial hoist mechanic
- Ski lift mechanic
- Oil pump station mechanic
- Mine hoist machinery mechanic
- Mécaniciens-monteurs/mécaniciennes-monteuses
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- Comb setter - textile manufacturing
- Textile machine overhauler
- Weave changer - textile manufacturing
- Loom pattern changer
- Loom preparer
- Oil-drilling rig maintainer
- Nuclear generating station mechanical maintainer
- Heavy water plant mechanical maintainer
- Quilter setter-fixer - textile manufacturing
- Fabric-shearing machine setter-fixer - textile manufacturing
- Quiller setter - textile manufacturing
- Card setter - textile manufacturing
- Roll setter - rolling mills
- Pin setter - textile manufacturing
- Ammunition-assembling machine adjuster
- Looper setter - textile manufacturing
- Ammunition-loading machine adjuster
- Napper adjuster - textile manufacturing
- Braiding machine setter
- Knitting machine setter - textile manufacturing
- Rope machine setter - textile manufacturing
- Carpet loom setter - textile manufacturing
- Jacquard loom setter - textile manufacturing
- Shuttle setter - textile manufacturing
- Mule setter - textile manufacturing
- Fabric-shearing machine setter - textile manufacturing
- Loom changer
- Textile fixer
- Windmill repairer
- Flyer repairer - textile manufacturing
- Dairy equipment repairer
- Oven equipment repairer
- Oil tool repairer
- Winder fixer - textile manufacturing
- Quiller machine fixer - textile manufacturing
- Card fixer
- Carding machine fixer - textile manufacturing
- Spinning frame fixer - textile manufacturing
- Conveyor repairer
- Hook repairer - textile manufacturing
- Roller repairer - industrial equipment
- Spinning fixer
- Wire repairer - textile manufacturing
- Needle bed repairer - textile manufacturing
- Linotype repairer
- Looper fixer - textile manufacturing
- Fibreglass-forming machine repairer
- Carton-forming machine repairer
- Quilter fixer - textile manufacturing
- Knitting machine fixer - textile manufacturing
- Forge shop machinery repairer
- Cutting machine fixer - textile manufacturing
- Tannery machinery repairer
- Forge equipment repairer
- Welding equipment repairer
- Loom fixer
- Carpet loom fixer - textile manufacturing
- Jacquard loom fixer - textile manufacturing
- Shuttle fixer - textile manufacturing
- Comb fixer - textile manufacturing
- Loom reed repairer - textile manufacturing
- Needle board repairer - textile manufacturing
- Industrial pump repairer
- Mule fixer - textile manufacturing
- Textile-printing machine roller repairer - garment manufacturing
- Can seamer machine repairer
- Shearing machine fixer - textile manufacturing
- Fabric-shearing machine fixer - textile manufacturing
- Mine hoist repairer
- Gas turbine repairer
- Steam turbine repairer
- Preventive maintenance mechanic technician
- Maintenance mechanic technician - industrial
- Open-end technician
- Loom technician
- Spinning technician - textile manufacturing
- Ride mechanical technician
- Ski lift repair technician
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: February 14, 2024