Mechanical Apprenticeship

Port Townsend Paper Corporation; Port Townsend (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care plan

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Employee Assistance program

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Port Townsend Paper Company in Port Townsend, WA, is offering a Mechanical Apprenticeship at our Port Townsend location. The role focuses on installing, aligning, and maintaining heavy machinery within a union plant environment.

The position starts with a competitive hourly wage and robust health, retirement, and OT benefits. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED, basic welding and machining skills, and the ability to work well in a team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic welding, cutting, machining, metalworking, or related maintenance skills.
• Ability to work in a small team and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Install machinery and equipment according to layouts, blueprints and drawings using hand and power tools.
• Read blueprints and schematics to determine work procedures.
• Dismantle machines using hammers, wrenches and crowbars.
• Move machinery and equipment with hoists and dollies.
• Assemble and install equipment such as shafting and conveyors.
• Construct foundations for machines with materials like wood, cement and steel.
• Align machines with hoists, jacks and measuring tools.
• Operate engine lathe to grind and finish parts to specs.
• Repair and lubricate machines; install robots and modify programs as needed.
• Perform installation and maintenance work as part of a skilled trades team.

Skills

Craft level skills

Equipment knowledge

Pulp & paper chemistry

Education

High school/GED

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Port Townsend Paper Company - Port Townsend, WA 98368, Salary Range: $34.45 - $34.45 Hourly, The Position

We currently have an opening for a Mechanical Apprenticeship based out of our location in Port Townsend, Washington.

About Port Townsend Paper Company (PTPC)

The Port Townsend Paper (“PTPC”) mill is proud to have been in continuous operation for more than 90 years. We use a blend of virgin and recycled fibers (Kraft and OCC pulp) to produce Kraft pulp, paper, containerboard, medium and market pulp. We have built a strong and loyal customer base by developing and nurturing strategic partnership-style relationships. At PTPC we believe that a healthy and safe work environment is fundamental to the success of all employees. We put that belief into practice every day by managing risk and building safety reliability into our processes and procedures. Engaging and empowering our workforce to maintain world-class safety performance is the pathway to achieving operational excellence. We also strive to preserve the environment, be good neighbors, and remain a valued member of the local community. Many of our employees have enjoyed working at PTPC for the greater part of their careers; we have employees with 20, 25, 30, even 35 years of service.

Essential Functions

• Installs machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, and other drawings in industrial establishment, using hoists, lift trucks, hand tools, and power tools.
• Reads blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Dismantles machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
• Moves machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Assembles and installs equipment, such as shafting, conveyors, and tram rails, using hand tools and power tools.
• Constructs foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials, such as wood, cement, and steel.
• Aligns machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
• Assembles machines, and bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fastens them to the foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
• Operates engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
• Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment. Installs robot and modifies its program, using teach pendant.

Performs installation and maintenance work as part of a team of skilled trades workers.

Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Craft level skills, equipment-specific knowledge, and proper handling procedures for chemical common to pulp & paper process.
• A basic level of skills in processes that may be outside of the primary craft’s core competency including welding, cutting, machining, metalworking, computer operation, fitting, rigging, and other skills common to maintenance activities.
• Ability to work and communicate within a small work team.

Required Education

High school graduate or equivalent to (GED).

Physical Requirements

• Lift and carry 40 pounds.
• Push and pull rolling carts with several hundred-pound loads.
• Twisting and turning while executing the job.
• Working in awkward positions.

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting at $34.45
• A comprehensive health care plan including prescription, vision care, life insurance, and dental plan.
• Retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance coverage with full services, including dietary and nutritional services, retirement planning, and support services.
• Paid time off.
• Opportunity for overtime.

This is a union position.

Port Townsend Paper Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free workplace.