Business Representative | Millwrights Local 1121 | Energy Careers in Motion

Описание: Business Representative with Millwrights Local 1121. Overview of the role, apprenticeship and training pathway, union benefits and wages, offshore wind readiness, and how to get started.
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Summary
In this Energy Careers in Motion profile, Andy Benedetto shares how Millwrights Local 1121 staffs major projects like Vineyard Wind and Revolution Wind across ports in New Bedford and New London and offshore. He explains the free four-year apprenticeship, starting at 55 to 60 percent of journeyman pay with step increases each year, and the broad skill set millwrights bring to rotating equipment and power generation. Andy outlines core training from rigging, OSHA, first aid, hazmat, welding, machinery installation, precision alignment, and fabrication to offshore wind requirements like GWO BST, BTT, ART, Slinger Signaller, helicopter underwater escape training, and more. He highlights community outreach, pre-apprenticeship partnerships, and mentoring that help candidates prepare and succeed, along with the strong benefits and career mobility of union trades.

What you will learn
• What a millwright business representative does for members, contractors, and projects
• Apprenticeship structure, pay progression, and union benefits
• Core millwright skills plus offshore wind training requirements
• How Local 1121 recruits through schools and pre-apprenticeships
• Career mobility across wind, power plants, material handling, airports, logistics, and more

Resources
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