Maintenance Millwright - Entry-level, C Mechanic

Clearwater Paper Corporation; Cypress (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearwater Paper Corporation in Cypress, CA is seeking a skilled Millwright to maintain mill machinery and minimize downtime at the Cypress Bend location. The role requires hands-on work across multiple crafts and strict adherence to safety standards.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED, 2+ years in manufacturing or Electro/Mechanics training, and be prepared for 12-hour rotating shifts, with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years of manufacturing/industrial work experience (preferred) or recent Electro/Mechanics/Industrial Electrical training.
• Understand and comply with manufacturing safety procedures including PPE.
• Physically capable of 12-hour shifts and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays; willingness for overtime.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, inspect, and operate equipment across the mill to ensure safe, efficient production.
• Safely perform at least one primary craft and assist others; use tools and company vehicles as needed.
• Adhere to lockout/tagout, PPE, and safety policies; participate in incident investigations when required.
• Support environmental compliance and proper documentation of procedures and reports.

Skills

Electrical

Instrumentation

Pipefitter

Millwright

Machinist

Welder

Auto/Diesel Mechanic

HVAC

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Electro/Mechanics or Industrial Electrical program

Job description

Job Summary

The Millwright position for the maintenance team at the Cypress Bend location, is responsible for maintaining machinery throughout the mill to ensure efficient operations and decreased unscheduled machine down-time.

• Proficiently perform at least one (1) of the recognized primary crafts and act as a knowledgeable helper in all other recognized primary crafts including:
• Electrical
• Instrumentation
• Millwright
• Machinist
• HVAC
• Change out equipment
• Safely operate a variety of tools (power, machine shop, gasoline powered, hand tools, etc.)
• Safely operate company vehicles including forklift, overhead crane, clamp truck
• Hold self and others to high level of safety standards, ensuring workplace safety policies are upheld and safety rules are followed (lockout/tagout procedures, appropriate PPE, safe driving practices, proper lifting techniques, etc.)
• Participate as needed in safety incidents and help investigate root cause
• Operate, maintain, and inspect equipment to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, procedural reporting, and documentation requirements

Job Summary

The Millwright position for the maintenance team at the Cypress Bend location, is responsible for maintaining machinery throughout the mill to ensure efficient operations and decreased unscheduled machine down-time.

• Proficiently perform at least one (1) of the recognized primary crafts and act as a knowledgeable helper in all other recognized primary crafts including:
• Electrical
• Instrumentation
• Pipefitter
• Millwright
• Machinist
• Welder
• Auto/Diesel Mechanic
• HVAC
• Change out equipment
• Safely operate a variety of tools (power, machine shop, gasoline powered, hand tools, etc.)
• Safely operate company vehicles including forklift, overhead crane, clamp truck
• Hold self and others to high level of safety standards, ensuring workplace safety policies are upheld and safety rules are followed (lockout/tagout procedures, appropriate PPE, safe driving practices, proper lifting techniques, etc.)
• Participate as needed in safety incidents and help investigate root cause
• Operate, maintain, and inspect equipment to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, procedural reporting, and documentation requirements

What You Will Need

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent (required)
• Minimum 2 years continuous work experience in a manufacturing, production, industrial, or labor-intensive work environment (preferred) OR recent completion of technical program in Electro/Mechanics or Industrial Electrical programs, associates degrees preferred.
• Understand and comply with all manufacturing safety procedures including personal protective equipment (required)
• Able to work in a physically demanding environment including temperature extremes, loud noise, avoiding slipping, tripping, and falling hazards
• Physically capable of manual labor that includes bending, walking, sitting, and climbing in and around machinery and equipment for entire 12-hour shift
• Able to lift, up to 40 lbs frequently, between 40 and 50 lbs occasionally, over 50 lbs minimally. When lifting 50 lbs and above, Operator will use team lifting and overhead crane assistance.
• Work environment includes exposure to compressed air, steam, lubrication oil, dust, and hydraulic fluid.
• Able to work a 12-hour rotating shift including nights, weekends, and Holidays. Able to work overtime as needed.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

This role will be open for a minimum of 2 weeks or at the point a successful candidate is selected.