Millwright

What you will do:

• Work involves a complete range and wide variety of duties involving diversified and difficult work using technical electronic diagnostics, computer equipment, and a variety of precision instruments; requiring much care to effectively and efficiently diagnose, dismantle, repair, lubricate, reassemble, or otherwise work on general maintenance.
• Diagnose causes of malfunctions by sight, sound, or actions of machinery and equipment.
• Start, observe, operate, or otherwise activate equipment to detect or verify correction of malfunction.
• Inspect, adjust, clean, or lubricate equipment as preventive maintenance. Tear down, replace, repair, install, and assemble equipment, parts, components, and accessories.
• Adjust mechanisms such as feed, speed, power input, or output.
• Operate various mechanical and electronic test equipment.
• Specific knowledge of pumps, conveyer systems, motors, and drives is required in the performance of regular or assigned duties.
• Repair and maintain industrial equipment to include conveying systems, major machine center such as debarkers, canters, gang saws, and edgers
• Able to read and understand drawings and printed instructions
• Must be able to move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks
• Must be a self-starter who can work safely under high pressure situations
• Possess basic understanding in line ups of pumps, sheaves, sprockets, machine centers
• Adjust tension on nuts and bolts or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts
• Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers and plumb tools
• Assemble and install equipment using hand tools and power tools
• Layout mounting holes using measuring instruments and drill holes with power drill
• Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving part
• Level bedplate and establish center line using straightedge, levels and transit
• Dismantle machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools
• Attach moving parts and sub-assembly to basic assembly unit using hand and power tools
• Must be able to move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks
• Must be a self-starter who can work safely under high pressure situations
• Remain current in technical changes or equipment designs by attending classes as needed
• Work rotating shifts, holidays, weekends, and overtime as scheduled or required.
• Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment and completing all required training.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience you will need:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Experience with the precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, and pumps
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors
• Experience reading blueprints
• Two (2) years or more of experience installing, trouble shooting and repairing heavy equipment
• Experience with fabrication, cutting with a torch, and welding with an arc welder
• Experience in a manufacturing environment

 

What will make you stand out:

• Experience in Industrial Maintenance including welding, troubleshooting & repairing hydraulics & pneumatics systems and reading hydraulic schematics
• Experience performing lubrication preventative maintenance and troubleshooting lubrication related failures
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Courses or degree in Industrial Maintenance

Our highly competitive compensation package and outstanding benefits include:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401k with company match & retirement contribution
• Employee stock Purchase Plan
• Paid vacations and holidays

Safety is one of West Fraser’s core values and our employees can expect a challenging, stable work environment with career development opportunities.

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If you are ready to build your career in a company that thrives on growth, internal promotions, training, safe work environment, rewarding work, challenge, and opportunity, come build your career with us at West Fraser: