Build industrial maintenance skills as a Millwright Apprentice with Gerdau in Whitby, Ontario, supporting mechanical equipment and rotating shifts.
This Industrial Mechanic Millwright Apprentice works in Gerdau’s Maintenance department within Mill Operations. The apprenticeship includes plant-wide rotation, supervised trade work, and competency development under Skilled Trades Ontario requirements. You will inspect, repair, lubricate, and maintain production machinery across a heavy manufacturing setting.
Key Responsibilities: Work safely under plant supervisors and journeyman skilled trades
Inspect, install, repair, replace, and adjust mechanical equipment
Service pumps, motors, cranes, and hydraulic systems
Perform preventative maintenance and apply machinery lubricants
Record repairs, materials, and equipment conditions using CMMS
Requirements: Registered in an approved 433A apprenticeship program
Passed Level 1 and Level 2 in-school training
Or documented minimum of 4,000 apprenticeship employment hours
Mechanical aptitude involving bearings, pneumatics, and rotating equipment
Ability to work rotating day and night shifts
Develop Millwright competency through equipment maintenance, plant rotation, and supervised industrial mechanical work at Gerdau’s Whitby mill.