Industrial Millwright Level 1

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill; Newberry (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

On-the-job training

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill is seeking a skilled Millwright to repair and maintain industrial equipment at our Newberry, SC site. You will read drawings, set clearances, align machine centers, and move heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.

Applicants must have a High School Diploma or GED, be able to work day/night shifts, have two years’ verifiable Millwright experience, and possess welding and torch-cutting skills. Pre-employment screens are required.

Qualifications

• Must have High School Diploma or GED.
• Requires own basic tools.
• Must have safety orientated and comply with ZES.
• Minimum two years verifiable work experience as a Millwright.
• Must have welding experience (GMAW and/or SMAW).
• Must have cutting Torch experience (Oxygen/Acetylene).
• Must be able to work night/day shift.
• Must successfully complete pre-employment drug screen, physical, reference check and background check.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain industrial equipment, including conveying systems and machine centers.
• Read and understand drawings and printed instructions.
• Move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, levels, and measuring instruments.
• Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.
• Lay out mounting holes and drill with power drill.
• Dismantle machines and replace parts as needed.
• Level bedplate and establish centerline using straightedge and transit.

Skills

Millwright

Blueprint reading

Welding

Safety compliance

Rigging

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Welding—GMAW/SMAW

Job description

Job Category: Maintenance & Skilled Trades WFQ

Requisition Number: INDUS017961

• Posted : September 14, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Newberry
Newberry, SC 29108, USA

• Travel Required : Yes

Description

• Repair and maintain industrial equipment to include conveying systems, major machine centers such as debarkers, canters, gang saws, and edgers

Able to read and understand drawings and printed instructions

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

Must be able to move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks

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 bobs

Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools

Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill

Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts

Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit

Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools

Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools

What you need to be successful

Must have High School Diploma or GED

• Requires own basic tools

Must have safety orientated and comply with ZES

Must have minimumtwo years verifiable work experience as a Millwright

Must have welding experience (GMAW and/or SMAW)

Must have cutting Torch experience (Oxygen/Acetylene)

Must be able to work night/day shift.

Must successfully complete pre-employment drug screen, physical, reference check and background check

Outstanding benefits package Including

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Wellness Pay Program
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Vision
• 401K with company match and additional retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

Travel Required

Yes . To other mills and training as required

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace