Industrial Mechanic / Millwright

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team culture

Global opportunities

People-first environment

Partnership-driven leadership

Job summary

Acara Solutions in Buffalo, NY is seeking an Industrial Mechanic / Millwright to join our direct-hire team. You will read prints, assemble and install metallurgical processing equipment, and support preventive maintenance at customer sites worldwide.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience with hand, electric, and pneumatic tools, plus experience with hydraulic/pneumatic systems and millwright work. A strong focus on safety and collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of experience with hand, electric, and pneumatic tools.
• 3+ years of experience working on or assembling hydraulic or pneumatic systems.
• 3+ years of experience in mechanical maintenance, assembly in a manufacturing plant, and millwright work.

Responsibilities

• Read technical instructions and assembly drawings.
• Assembles and assists in the assembly of all utility infrastructure, including chamber weldments, steel structures, hydraulic systems, and pneumatic systems.
• Troubleshoots as needed.
• Assists in welding, including MIG, TIG, and stick where qualified.
• Rigs own lifts and assists in rigging lifts.
• Performs various types of plumbing, including threading pipe, soldering copper pipe, and bending hydraulic tubing.
• Performs installation and troubleshooting work at customer job sites both international and domestic.
• Works with the facilities manager and production managers to schedule downtime for preventive maintenance.
• Perform preventative maintenance on all machinery as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Use a variety of hand, power, and machine tools to perform assignments.
• Other jobs as needed to benefit the manufacturing team.

Skills

Hand tools

Electric tools

Pneumatic tools

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Millwright work

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Title: Industrial Mechanic / Millwright

Employment Type: Direct

Schedule: 40 hrs/Week.

About the Opportunity:

• They report to the Manufacturing Manager and take direction from the assembly lead.
• The Industrial Mechanic is responsible for assembling, testing, servicing, and installing metallurgical processing equipment domestically and internationally.
• The Industrial Mechanic will assist in assembling the mechanical equipment using prints and schematics in an industrial shop environment.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally.

About AcaraSolutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

What You'll Do:

• Read technical instructions and assembly drawings.
• Assembles and assists in the assembly of all utility infrastructure, including chamber weldments, steel structures, hydraulic systems, and pneumatic systems.
• Troubleshoots as needed.
• Assists in welding, including MIG, TIG, and stick where qualified.
• Rigs own lifts and assists in rigging lifts.
• Performs various types of plumbing, including threading pipe, soldering copper pipe, and bending hydraulic tubing.
• Performs installation and troubleshooting work at customer job sites both international and domestic.
• Works with the facilities manager and production managers to schedule downtime for preventive maintenance.
• Perform preventative maintenance on all machinery as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Use a variety of hand, power, and machine tools to perform assignments.
• Other jobs as needed to benefit the manufacturing team.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3+ years of experience with hand, electric, and pneumatic tools.
• 3+ years of experience working on or assembling hydraulic or pneumatic systems.
• 3+ years of experience in mechanical maintenance, assembly in a manufacturing plant, and millwright work.

What Sets You Apart:

• Ability to read blueprints and assembly drawings, able to navigate computer files to find them and bill time to jobs.
• High mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to operate a forklift.
• Experience in building production equipment.
• Plumbing experience.
• Crane/rigging experience.
• Versatile and willing to help the manufacturing team while also putting safety as a top priority.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external customers.
• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
• 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.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
• Operates overhead bridge cranes, jib cranes (1-20 ton), and various sizes of forklifts.
• Open to travel to customer site for commissioning/installation.
• Willing to work overtime to help meet deadlines.
• The employee is regularly needed to sit, stand, walk, bend, hear, and talk.
• The employee is frequently needed to use hands.
• The employee occasionally will be needed to reach with hands or arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• The employee is occasionally needed to climb or balance and talk or hear.
• The employee must lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities needed by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
• The work environment is a manufacturing setting.
• It may be necessary for the Industrial Mechanic to travel up to 30%.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.