Millwright

Alta Forest Products; Hoquiam (WA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Retirement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Alta Forest Products, a major wood products company in Washington, seeks a skilled millwright to keep the sawmill running, fix breakdowns, and perform preventative maintenance on conveyors, belts, motors, and related equipment. This is a full-time day-shift position with a safety-sensitive environment.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in industrial maintenance, strong English communication, and the ability to read blueprints and operate hand tools in a noisy mill setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance programs and work order systems.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, manuals and blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Practices safe behavior at all times.
• Fixes and maintains machinery.
• Completes welding where necessary.
• Provides carpentry work where needed.
• Performs preventative maintenance on machines.
• Maintains good housekeeping.
• Reads blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Dismantles machines.
• Moves machinery and equipment.
• Assembles and installs equipment such as shafting and conveyors.
• Constructs foundation for machines.
• Aligns machines and equipment.
• Assembles machines, bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fastens them to the foundation or other structures.
• Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

English communication

Manual dexterity

Reading blueprints

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Description

Company Background

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards, pallet stock lumber, and dimensional lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel.

Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities in the Northwest

The Role

The main responsibilities of a millwright are to keep the mill running, fix any breakdowns, and maintain machinery to prevent breakdowns. In addition, millwrights may work on larger projects such as repairing and maintaining cylinders, belts, conveyors, chains, motors, and valves and fabricating new equipment.

Responsibilities

• Practices safe behavior at all times
• Fixes and maintains machinery
• Completes welding where necessary
• Provides carpentry work where needed
• Performs preventative maintenance on machines
• Maintains good housekeeping
• Reads blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
• Dismantles machines
• Moves machinery and equipment
• Assembles and installs equipment such as shafting and conveyors
• Constructs foundation for machines
• Aligns machines and equipment
• Assembles machines, bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fastens them to the foundation or other structures.
• Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum age of 18
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in a related position in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance programs and work order systems
• Able to analyze and troubleshoot mechanical issues through data analytics, intuition, and experience.
• Effectively communicate in English, through written and verbal forms of communication
• Ability to read and interpret documents like safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, manuals and blueprints

Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This role may operate in a professional office, log yards, sawmill, warehouse or shipping and railyard. While performing the duties of this job, employees will be exposed to machinery and moving mechanical parts. This position will often be exposed to noise, hazards, airborne particulates, and temperature changes.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
• This position requires the frequent use of basic hand tools
• This position requires the ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, kneel, and stoop for extended lengths of time
• The employee will be required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel, reach for tools or materials
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus used for depth perception

Position Type/Travel/Schedule

This is a full-time day-shift position (40+ Hours), and overtime may be required as projects or job duties demand.

Benefits & Pay

• Pay: $30.20 - $35.01 per hour
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance Plans
• Employer paid Employee and Family Life Insurance
• Paid time off, Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Employee Referral Program
• 401k Retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Paid Training Opportunities
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Options, Additional Life, Pet, Illness, and Accident Insurance

**This position is classified as “safety-sensitive,” meaning that an accident in this role could result in loss of life, serious bodily injury, or significant damage to property or the environment, as such candidates will be subject to comprehensive pre-employment drug screening, inclusive of marijuana (THC) and pre-employment background check.**

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Small company, big opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.