Millwright

Fraser Health; Surrey; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks vacation

Employer-paid benefits

Municipal pension plan

Maternity top-up (87%)

Translink pass subsidy

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Journeyman Millwright to assemble, install, align, repair, and maintain industrial machinery in compliance with codes and regulations within our facilities in British Columbia.

The role requires a Certificate of Apprenticeship or Trades Qualification and two years of related experience. You will work with teams, read blueprints, and perform preventative maintenance while ensuring safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications.
• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Physical ability to perform duties.
• Ability to organize work and coordinate with teams.
• Experience operating related machinery and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Review work requests with user departments and interpret requirements from blueprints to estimate materials and labor.
• Prepare for projects by assessing risks and coordinating schedules; assemble supplies and equipment.
• Maintain and install machinery and equipment such as fans, pumps, turbines, motors, and conveyors; align components.
• Machine materials to tolerances using lathes or milling machines to specified dimensions.
• Assess load and safety of materials; assemble equipment and foundations; align machinery.
• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs, replace worn components, and lubricate as required.
• Assign tasks and provide training to staff; manage inventory and related records.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Physical ability

Blueprints interpretation

Organization

Equipment operation

Education

Certificate of Apprenticeship or Trades Qualification (Millwright)

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.59 - $41.59 / hour

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits (eligibility based on employment status), including but not limited, to:

• Eligible employees can earn up to Four weeks of vacation (eligibility based on employment status)
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• 87% maternity top-up
• 50% subsidy on Translink passes

Detailed Overview

Performs skilled millwright work at the journeyman level in assembling, installing, aligning, altering, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, inpsecting, dismantling and moving indutsrial machinery and mechanical equipment in compliance with applicable codes and regulations. Fabricates and installs machine parts and components.

Responsibilities

1. Reviews work requests and consults with user departments regarding specifications and other project requirements; interprets blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine the required materials and equipment; calculates materials and labour in estimating the costs of the projects and makes recommendations, as required.
2. Prepares for work projects by performing operational and safety risk assessments, arranges work schedules with user departments and assembles supplies, tools and equipment.
3. Maintains, repairs, and installs machinery and equipment such as fans pumps, turbines, compressors, electric motors, gear reducers, belt drives, conveyors, hydraulic systems, and pneumatic tube systems, and aligns parts or components.
4. Machines various materials and/or parts to required tolerance using a variety of tools and equipment,including but not limited to, lather or milling machine to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
5. Calculates strengths and safe working loads of materials to remove and install heavy machinery; positions pieces of unassembled equipment when it arrives; assembles and installs equipment and constructs foundation for machines; aligns machines and equipment using various tools.
6. Carries out the mechanical preventative maintenance program by inspecting machinery and components for repair and maintenance needs; performs diagnostic correction and repair utilizing recognized methods; maintains fan bearings, adjusts seals and valves and replaces worn or failed components such as belts, gaskets and sheaves; cleans and lubricates as required.
7. Assigns work tasks to designated staff and provides related training and orientation.
8. Maintains an inventory of supplies, equipment and tools; completes related reports and records; recommends purchase of related equipment and supplies.
9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Certificate of Apprenticeship or Trades Qualification Certificate as a journeyman Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) recognized by the Province of BC. Two (2) years' recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to deal with others effectively
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
• Ability read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
• Ability to organize work
• Ability to operate related equipment

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.