Millwright Apprentice

Domtar Corporation; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Domtar Corporation's Nekoosa, Wisconsin facility is seeking a Millwright Apprentice to join our maintenance team in a full-time permanent role. You will learn to read blueprints, assist in mechanical repairs, preventive maintenance and installation of mill machinery and related equipment.

You will work under journeymen, perform safety‑focused duties, and develop skills across power generation support systems while meeting overtime and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Apprentices must have an Industrial Mechanical Technician associate degree or equivalent core education (post high school algebra, physics, drafting, hydraulics).
• Must pass respirator fit test and be clean shaven at the sealing surface.
• Hold a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License.
• Must meet defined test standards and have a good safety and attendance record.
• Must bend, stoop, reach, climb and work at heights and in confined spaces.
• Must work safely around moving machinery and hazardous materials.
• Must read blueprints and schematic diagrams and operate power equipment.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to employer safety practices and procedures.
• Assist in reading and interpreting instructions, documentation, and plan safe work activities accordingly.
• Assist journeyman with mechanical repairs, preventive maintenance, and installation of mill machinery and related equipment.
• Aid with locating, determining, and repairing malfunctions of mill machinery and plant support systems.
• Maintain power generating equipment as required and assist other crafts when working together on a job.
• Work in conjunction with other crews and lead persons.
• Perform general housekeeping duties and other duties as assigned by supervision.

Skills

Industrial mechanics

Hydraulics

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Physical fitness

Driver's license

Education

Industrial Mechanical Technician degree

Equivalent post-high school education (math/physics/drafting/hydraulics)

Tools

Power tools

Job description

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Location: Nekoosa, WI, US, 54457

Department: Maintenance (MN00)

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Nekoosa, (Wisconsin, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Millwright Apprentice. This job is full-time permanent.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhereto employer safety practices andprocedures.
• Assistin reading andinterpretinginstructions,documentation,and plan safe workactivitiesaccordingly.
• Assist journeyman withmechanicalrepairs,preventativemaintenance, and installation of mill machinery and related equipment.
• Aidwith locating, determining, and repairing malfunctions of millmachineryand plant support systems.
• Maintain powergeneratingequipmentas required andassist other crafts when working together on a job.
• Workin conjunction withother crews and lead persons.
• Performgeneral housekeeping duties and other duties as assigned by supervision.

Required Qualifications

• Apprenticesmusthave anIndustrial Mechanical Technicianassociate degreeOR equivalent core education consisting of post high school Intermediate Algebra or Trigonometry, post high school Physics, post high school Mechanical Drafting/Blueprint reading,post highschool training in hydraulics.
• Apprenticesneed to pass a respirator fittest and be clean shaven where the sealing surface of the respirator contacts theface.
• Holda valid Wisconsin Driver’s License.
• Apprentices must meet established test standards (Nowlin test standards for mechanical aptitude) and have a good work record, strong workethic, andhave good safetyand attendance records.
• Apprentices must do a considerable amount of bending, stooping, reaching,turning, andtwisting andmustbe able to climb and work in high places. Examples include: 8feetto60-footelevated lifts, ladders, cherry pickers, and manlifts.
• Apprentices must work safely around moving machinery and work in confinedplaces (inside dryers, boilers, etc.)and must also work safely with hazardous materialssuch as:corrosive acids, chlorates, polymers,gases, etc.
• Apprentices must also learn to operate and use power equipment such as: saws, drills, planers, threaders, etc., and musthave the ability toread blueprints and schematic diagrams.
• Abilityto lift 50 to 100 poundsregularly.

Must be willing to meet the following requirements

• Available to work varying hours that may include shift,weekends,andholidays.
• Ability to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime and respondto emergency call-ins.
• Passpre-employment background check and drugscreen.
• Wearthe requiredpersonal protective equipment.
• Complete standard Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses during the first year ofapprenticeship and maintain such certification throughoutcareer.
• Work in industrial conditions (i.e.,warm/hot, dusty/dirty, around hazardous chemicals, noise, and heavy machinery or working at heights with proper safety training and safetyprotection)
• Apprentices must successfully complete the State Indentured MillwrightApprenticeshipProgram with classroom andon-the-job relatedinstruction.

You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.