Millwright

Beacon Recycling; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Excellent benefits

Opportunities to grow your skills

Modern industrial equipment

Challenging work

Job summary

Beacon Recycling in Michigan seeks a skilled Millwright to diagnose and repair large recycling equipment, including shredders, conveyors, and loaders. You will perform precision repairs using welding, machining, and fabricating, and you’ll work with operators and electricians to keep production running.

Ideal candidates are mechanically curious, calm under pressure, safety-focused, and able to read blueprints and drawings. Overtime and outdoors work are common in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience with heavy industrial maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Ability to diagnose complex mechanical failures on shredders and conveyors.
• Proficiency with welding and fabrication.
• Reading mechanical and electrical drawings; following safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing mechanical failures on industrial shredders, conveyors, balers, loaders, material handlers, and other heavy industrial equipment.
• Performing precision repairs using welding, cutting, machining, fabrication, and mechanical assembly.
• Troubleshooting hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Reading blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings.
• Installing, rigging, relocating, and rebuilding large industrial equipment.
• Performing preventative maintenance that keeps our operation running.
• Responding quickly to unexpected breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Working alongside operators, electricians, mechanics, and leadership to solve production challenges.
• Finding safer, smarter, and more reliable ways to improve equipment.

Skills

Heavy industrial maintenance

Mechanical problem solving

Troubleshooting

Reading blueprints/schematics

Self-motivated and safety-focused

Education

Journeyman Millwright certification

Tools

Welding (MIG, Stick, TIG, oxy-acetylene)

Fabrication

Bearings, shafts, gearboxes, conveyors

Rigging and lifting heavy equipment

Hydraulics and pneumatics

Reading mechanical and electrical drawings

Job description

Keep Heavy Industry Running. Solve Problems. Fix What Others Can't.

At Beacon Recycling, our Millwrights are the people everyone counts on when production stops. They diagnose complex mechanical failures, fabricate solutions, rebuild equipment, and keep our shredders and processing systems operating safely and efficiently.

If you're the type of person who enjoys taking something apart, figuring out why it failed, and putting it back together better than before, you'll fit right in.

This isn't a "change parts" maintenance position. You'll work on some of the largest recycling equipment in Michigan while solving new challenges every day.

What You'll Do

No two days are the same. You may find yourself:

• Diagnosing mechanical failures on industrial shredders, conveyors, balers, loaders, material handlers, and other heavy industrial equipment
• Performing precision repairs using welding, cutting, machining, fabrication, and mechanical assembly
• Troubleshooting hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems
• Reading blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings
• Installing, rigging, relocating, and rebuilding large industrial equipment
• Performing preventative maintenance that keeps our operation running
• Responding quickly to unexpected breakdowns to minimize downtime
• Working alongside operators, electricians, mechanics, and leadership to solve production challenges
• Finding safer, smarter, and more reliable ways to improve equipment

What Success Looks Like

Our best Millwrights are:

• Calm under pressure
• Mechanically curious
• Resourceful problem solvers
• Highly dependable
• Self-motivated
• Safety-focused
• Proud of doing quality work
• Comfortable working independently without someone looking over their shoulder
• Always looking for a better way to accomplish the job

You'll Thrive Here If You...

• Love diagnosing difficult mechanical problems
• Enjoy fabricating your own solutions
• Take pride in craftsmanship
• Like working with your hands in all weather conditions
• Can think through problems logically
• Don't mind getting dirty
• Appreciate variety instead of repetitive work
• Want to work around large industrial equipment
• Value being part of a hardworking team

What We're Looking For

We're more interested in your ability than your résumé.

Ideal candidates will have experience with:

• Heavy industrial maintenance
• Industrial electrical systems (480V, 240V, 120V, 24VDC)
• Welding (MIG, Stick, TIG, oxy-acetylene)
• Fabrication
• Bearings, shafts, gearboxes, conveyors, belts, and rotating equipment
• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Rigging and lifting heavy equipment
• Reading mechanical and electrical drawings
• Preventative and corrective maintenance

A Journeyman Millwright certification is preferred, but equivalent industrial maintenance experience is considered.

Work Environment

This position works both indoors and outdoors throughout our recycling facility.

You'll work around:

• Heavy industrial equipment
• Welding and fabrication equipment
• Mobile equipment
• Industrial machinery
• All Michigan weather conditions

Occasional overtime, weekend, and after-hours work are expected when equipment needs immediate attention.

Safety Comes First

Nothing we do is more important than making sure everyone goes home safely.

Our Millwrights are expected to:

• Follow all OSHA regulations and Beacon safety procedures
• Use proper PPE
• Perform Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Identify hazards before work begins
• Speak up when something isn\'t safe

Why Beacon Recycling?

We\'re a family-owned company that believes good people build great businesses.

Here you\'ll find:

• Modern industrial equipment
• Challenging work
• A team that supports one another
• Opportunities to grow your skills
• Competitive pay
• Excellent benefits
• A company that values hard work, integrity, and safety

Ideal Fit

This role is ideal for individuals who are:

• Independent and self-directed
• Mechanically driven
• Analytical problem-solvers
• Patient and methodical
• Comfortable making decisions in the field
• Hands-on learners
• Motivated by fixing problems and improving equipment
• Able to maintain focus during complex repairs