# UBC Military Veterans Program - Millwright

Provider: [United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC Military Veterans Program)](https://programs.cccareers.org/providers/united-brotherhood-of-carpenters-ubc-military-veterans-program)

- Program type: Apprenticeship
- Branches: All branches
- Format: In person
- Length: 31 - 60 days
- Locations: Camp Pendleton, CA; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Drum, NY; Killeen, TX; and 1 more
- Website: http://www.ubcmvp.org
- Contact: Mekenzie Oneill, mekenzie.oneill@carpenters.org
- Page: https://programs.cccareers.org/programs/united-brotherhood-of-carpenters-ubc-military-veterans-program-ubc-a78rgk

## Summary

The UBC Military Veterans Program (MVP) provides transitioning service members with hands-on training and a direct pathway into a career as a Millwright. Participants receive instruction in the fundamentals of industrial construction, machinery installation and maintenance, precision measurement and alignment, rigging, material handling, blueprint reading, and jobsite safety.Upon successful completion of the program and separation from military service, qualified participants may transition into a UBC-affiliated Millwright apprenticeship, where they can continue developing their skills through paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction. Millwrights work across a wide range of industries installing, maintaining, repairing, dismantling, and relocating industrial machinery and mechanical equipment.

## Job description

Millwrights are skilled trades professionals responsible for the installation, maintenance, repair, alignment, dismantling, and relocation of industrial machinery and mechanical equipment. Work may include conveyors, pumps, motors, turbines, compressors, gearboxes, production equipment, and other industrial systems.Primary duties include reading blueprints and technical drawings, performing precision measurement and equipment alignment, installing and maintaining machinery, conducting preventative maintenance, troubleshooting mechanical systems, performing rigging and material handling, and safely operating forklifts, aerial lifts, and other equipment when properly trained.Millwrights may work in manufacturing facilities, power generation plants, distribution centers, refineries, automotive facilities, food processing plants, warehouses, and other industrial environments. Work may involve new construction, equipment installation, facility expansions, shutdowns, outages, maintenance, and modernization projects.Following successful completion of the UBC Military Veterans Program Millwright training, qualified participants may transition into a UBC-affiliated Millwright apprenticeship where they receive paid on-the-job training, progressive wage increases, continued classroom instruction, and opportunities to work toward journey-level Millwright status.

## Locations

- Camp Pendleton, CA, 92058 (near Camp Pendleton)
- Fort Campbell, KY, 42223 (near Fort Campbell)
- Fort Bragg, NC, 28310 (near Fort Bragg)
- Fort Drum, NY, 13603 (near Fort Drum)
- Killeen, TX, 76544 (near Fort Hood)
- Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA, 98433 (near Joint Base Lewis McChord)

Source: public DoD SkillBridge listings via CCC Programs. Confirm details with the provider and your chain of command.