Millwright

Overview

Job Title:

Millwright. Branch:
Plywood and Veneer Manufacturing. Report to:
Maintenance Supervisor.

Schedule:

Eight to nine‑hour shifts. Status:
Full‑time. Locations:
Lyons or Mill City.

$22.53 – $31.68 per hour.

• Install, repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems or other production machines and equipment.
• Examine machines for defects in operation.
• Dismantle devices and replace defective parts using hoists, cranes, and tools as needed. Install special attachments or parts and adjust equipment to insure efficient operation.
• May manufacture replacement parts in an emergency or dismantle and move machinery and heavy equipment as requested. Repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment: including motors, pneumatic systems, hydraulics, conveyors, and other mill equipment.
• Troubleshoot the cause of downtime events, determine course of action, and carry out repair to return equipment to effective and safe operating condition.
• Lubricate and clean parts, perform maintenance planning, layout work, and weld as required.

Responsibilities are not limited to the above mentioned and may include assisting other branches within reasonable and related tasks.

• Lifting and moving heavy objects is routine.
• Work in extreme temperatures, in dusty and noisy conditions, work from heights, and in confined/restricted areas.
• Work eight to nine‑hour shifts, five days per week, weekends, holidays and maintenance “downtime” periods.

• High school diploma or GED:
  Five years in a similar industrial environment.
• Experienced in job planning, machine center alignment, cutting/welding, bearings pneumatic/lubrication analysis and vibration analysis.
• Ability to install machinery according to layout plans, blue prints, and other drawings, and whistle chasing; able to perform labor-intensive work.
• Be proficient in the use of hand and power tools as well as precision measuring and testing equipment: experienced with hydraulic, pneumatic, and conveyor systems.

• Medical, dental, life and disability insurances.
• Section 125 (flexible spending account) plan.
• Periodic bonuses based on profits.
• Vacations and holidays.
• Profit sharing.
• 401(k) benefits.