Millwright

Canfor; El Dorado (AR); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Canfor is hiring a Millwright at the Iron Mountain Sawmill in El Dorado, AR. The role focuses on keeping high-performance milling equipment running, with preventative, predictive, and reactive maintenance to maximize uptime.

You’ll troubleshoot complex mechanical issues, work with a team, and contribute to a safe, sustainable manufacturing environment, including weekend rotation as needed.

Qualifications

• Superior troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment is a plus; lumber process knowledge is an asset.
• Basic electrical knowledge for troubleshooting and repair.
• Understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems on heavy machinery.
• Experience using a CMMS to schedule and document maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain mill machinery including pumps, conveyors, and mechanical systems.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance; inspect equipment for faults.
• Troubleshoot issues to improve reliability and uptime.
• Identify parts and coordinate timely repairs with the team.
• Support a safe work environment through diligent practices.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Electrical knowledge

Hydraulic/pneumatic systems

CMMS

Urgency

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Working as a Millwright, you know the ins and outs of keeping industrial production machinery up and running. You have a natural ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex mechanical issues, and you’re looking to expand your knowledge with a fantastic company where safety and sustainability are the most critical priorities. If this sounds like you, this opportunity at our Iron Mountain Sawmill in El Dorado, AR might be what you’re looking for. Join us and put your skills to use to help keep our modern sawmill running at peak performance.

This is a permanent, full-time position, featuring a rotational schedule that may include weekend work.

What you will do as a Millwright:

• Working with a high-performance team dedicated to maintaining all mill machinery including pumps, conveyors, compressors, mechanical systems, rollers & chains, bearings, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems involved in the manufacturing process.
• Keeping our systems running smoothly by performing preventative, predictive, and reactive maintenance. This includes inspecting machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions.
• Applying your knowledge, skills, and experience to troubleshoot issues, boost equipment reliability and implement safe, reliable fixes maximizing production uptime.
• Having great attention to detail to identify and request relevant parts to complete repairs in a timely manner.
• Accountability for assisting in a safe work environment.

Experience and skills that will help you stand out:

• Superior troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in a manufacturing and/or industrial environment would be considered a plus. Knowledge of the lumber manufacturing process would be an asset.
• Basic electrical knowledge to troubleshoot and repair machinery components.
• Understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems on heavy manufacturing machinery.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) effectively to schedule and document maintenance activities.
• Ability to work effectively in a team, collaborating with other maintenance professionals, operations, production staff, and supervisors.
• A high degree of urgency.

We believe that inclusion and diversity are essential to driving productivity, creativity, innovation, and maintaining a competitive edge. Our recruitment process is designed to be fair and equitable, focusing on qualifications and experience.

At Canfor, diversity meansunderstanding, recognizing, and valuingthe differences that make each person unique. We see inclusion and diversity as essential to our productivity, creativity, innovation, and competitive advantage. Therefore, we strive for afair and equitable recruitment process where hiring decisions are based on each applicant's qualifications and experience.

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