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.