A Professional Workforce
By partnering with UBC millwrights, you get direct access to the most highly skilled millwrights in your industry. Our values, training regimens and safety standards consistently ensure dependable workers and unrivaled craftsmanship, regardless of your location or industry specialization.
Training and Expertise
Thanks to rigorous training standards, UBC millwrights are a class of cross-trained construction and maintenance professionals with expertise in a diverse range of industries. Contracting with union millwrights gets you reliable problem solvers who can help execute jobs on time, on budget and with high quality workmanship.
Millwright Regional Council Standards
At the core of the UBC millwrights is a strict adherence to nine core values. It’s what produces reliable employees, high-quality craftsmanship and safe jobsites.
Safety
Follow all Employer and Owner safety practices and guidelines. Use appropriate safety equipment as dictated.
Relaibility
Practice punctuality and arrive on time as expected at the designated workplace fit for duty, dressed in appropriate attire and equipped with required tools.
Respect
Conduct oneself in a courteous manner that fosters respect for Employers, Customers and fellow Co-Workers. Treat the property of others with care.
Craftsmanship
Be conscientious at all times of the quality and timeliness of the work assignment performed.
Attitude
Work as a team player and display a positive disposition. Follow the directives, rules and policies of the Employer and/or Customer. Be receptive to constructive feedback.
Productivity
Commit to working in a diligent fashion and avoid any result or performance which could be construed as less than quality craftsmanship.
Professionalism
Act, at all times, in a manner which promotes a positive image of the millwright craft. Maintain pace with industry-related technological advances and possess the necessary credentials and certifications expected of a highly qualified “professional” UBC millwright.
Training
Embrace continuing education as an integral component of the millwright profession and participate, whether required or voluntary, in the advanced skills and upgrade training programs offered. Comply with all mandated training prerequisites.
Leadership
Serve as an example to fellow millwrights. Actively support initiatives designed to promote the millwright trade. Continually offer to share one’s talents, knowledge and experience with those new in the industry.
“Millwrights play a critical role in the success of complex nuclear projects like the Pickering Nuclear Refurbishment. The professionalism, technical expertise, and workmanship we see every day are a direct result of their culture – one that values continuous learning and excellence. Together with the Millwrights, we look forward to setting the standard for excellence on Canada’s largest infrastructure project.”
Luca Ceccato
SVP, Nuclear Refurbishment
“In today’s environment, you have to continuously be improving. The UBC millwrights are the most highly qualified people that can be on a jobsite.”
Rick Rives
President, Atlantic Plant Maintenance
“The UBC millwright crews are highly productive, with few non-recordable and zero recordable injuries. For logging over 100,000 hours worked on the job so far, that’s not too bad.”
Michael F. McCormick
President, Siemens Westinghouse Generation Services
“UBC millwright crews bring a wealth of knowledge, skills, and professionalism to the job on our site, both of which are highly valued in our nuclear environment where safety and quality are our overriding priorities.”
Murray Hoggart
Site Manager Darlington, Black & McDonald
“The performance and attitudes of UBC millwrights that we’ve seen throughout the entire country has been excellent. They’re working hard and they’re working safe.”
Chris Stevens
Owner, Conveyor Specialties
“UBC millwrights have provided us with a fantastic resource for labour and opened up all kinds of opportunities that we didn’t have access to before.”
Greg Moharin
Vice President, Newell Machinery
“The UBC millwright crews did very well and they were very professional. The UBC has provided us with a level of expertise that is beyond what we expected. The most important asset is their skill set. The training that the UBC provides millwrights is to be commended.”
Mike Arnoff
Owner, Arnoff (Mechanical Equipment) Moving