Millwright

Millwrights and mill technicians help keep a mill running. They maintain equipment and grease and replace parts to prevent failures. Mill technicians also inventory equipment and document failures. Some technicians help design the floor layout and replace old machines to make the mill as efficient as possible. Mill technicians often need to know how to weld, fabricate metal, and replace sensors and wires inside mill machinery.

• • Good hand-eye coordination
  • Prepared
  • Outgoing
  • Not easily flustered

Median $61,750: $39,000 – $81,000 yearly

+ 3.5%

High school diploma

WI 4-year registered apprenticeship

• • Mechanics/Small Engines
  • Woodworking
  • Communication
  • Physics
  • Geometry and Statistics

Millwrights and mill technicians work in and around the mill in all weather and conditions. Larger mills may operate 24 hours and require mill technicians to be on-call outside their regular work hours. Mill technicians utilize personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect them from noise, dust, and fumes.

• • Understand how machines work
  • Repair and maintain equipment/machinery
  • Problem solve in dynamic environments
  • Think and respond quickly
  • Communicate effectively
  • Plan ahead

• • Install equipment
  • Maintain and troubleshoot equipment
  • Specialize and modify equipment
  • Report and inventory equipment failures and replacement parts
  • Follow safety standards and OSHA regulations

US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Millwrights

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development: Millwright Apprenticeship

Ag Explorer: Millwright