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Millwright

Job in Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, 23851, USA
Listing for: West Fraser
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-01
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Installation Technician
Job Description & How to Apply Below

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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