Kelly Tymko, Industrial Mechanic/Millwright
My Job
The Job Scope
The Job ScopeAn industrial mechanic maintains, installs and modifies industrial machinery of many different types.
Troubleshooting is a big part of the job. You basically make sure that production machinery or building systems are working properly.
A millwright installs new machinery and sets up new systems or plants. Of the two, it's more of a construction type of job and means you could move around quite a bit.