Cherokee Millwright, Inc. Job Template - Work-Based Learning Intern

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Job Summary

At Cherokee Millwright, we are a multi-craft company that focuses on the needs of our customers by providing multi-trades personnel to meet the customer’s unique job requests. Therefore, all field employees will be cross trained in various trades such as millwrighting, pipefitting, welding, sheet metal, civil, etc. The focus of this position will be responsible for assisting shop employees by performing various tasks such as cleaning work areas, unloading materials, preparing job, retrieving tools, and cleaning debris. However, it will not be entirely set to this specific skillset.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

 

• General labor tasks in the shop such as:
• • Job preparation.
  • Job clean-up.
  • Assist with material loading, unloading, gathering, and distributing.
  • Assisting with installations, laying out tools, and performing other basic tasks.
• Follow general directions from site leader and/or foreman.
• Assist others with their duties by performing basic needs as requested/directed.
• Additional skills in other crafts will be necessary to meet our customers’ needs and will be expected in this role.

Qualifications

Education, Skills, and Experience:

• Construction or manufacturing experience during high school classes and recommended by CTE teacher(s).
• Current high school student or graduated in December 2025 required.

                               

Reasoning Ability:                                                              

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This would include duties and responsibilities working on, but not limited to millwright, pipefitting, welding, sheet metal, mechanical, and rigging projects.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Notice to Prospective Employees

Notice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process – it is probably fraudulent.

Geographic Disclosure

Notice to prospective employees; There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine.

 

EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or to other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process – it is probably fraudulent.

 

We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

 

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