Industrial Millwright: Precision Maintenance & Reliability

hoodindustries; Silver Creek (MS); On-site; USD 84,530,000 - 104,932,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Hood Lumber, a division of Hood Industries, Inc., is seeking a skilled Millwright to join our team at our Silver Creek, MS facility. The mill employs approximately 150 team members and plays a key role in our lumber production operations.

As Millwright, you will diagnose issues, perform preventive maintenance, and use a variety of tools and mechanical techniques to repair, replace, and restore components across the plant.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Good judgment with timely, sound decisions.

Responsibilities

• Champion a culture of reliability with the maintenance department by fostering a data-driven approach to decision making and encouraging a focus on proactive maintenance strategies.
• Use all proper and necessary tools to safely repair and maintain production/manufacturing equipment.
• Repairs/replaces belts, hoses, valves, sprockets, chains, motors, spindles, blades, bearings, and other machine parts in a production environment.
• Monitors the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiates reordering when necessary.
• Performs metal working (welding, cutting, fabricating) when necessary.
• Repairs/replaces hydraulic units – oiling units and equipment (chains/sprockets).
• Operates a forklift, mobile crane, or other rolling stock on occasion.
• Communicate regularly with co-workers and management to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
• Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, minimizing unplanned downtime, anticipating and solving problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Implements projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
• Follows safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures. Responds to repair and modification requests from the Safety Committee and/or HR/Safety Manager.
• May also have additional responsibilities related to the operations of the plant, as assigned.

Skills

Problem-solving

Task coordination

Decision making

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Hood Lumber, a division of Hood Industries, Inc., is seeking a skilled Millwright to join our team at our Silver Creek, MS facility. The mill employs approximately 150 team members and plays a key role in our lumber production operations.

As Millwright, you will diagnose issues, perform preventive maintenance, and use a variety of tools and mechanical techniques to repair, replace, and restore components across the plant.