Millwright - Austin Industrial (Baytown, TX)

Austinindl; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP - Employee Owned

Medical, Dental, Life & Disability

401K with matching

Job summary

Austin Industrial in Baytown, TX is seeking a Millwright to ensure timely flow of materials and equipment on an industrial job site. The role requires 3–5 years of journeyman millwright experience, NCCER Millwright certification, and a TWIC card; valid driver’s license is also required.

Expect complex assembly, alignment, and maintenance tasks in a safety‑driven environment. We offer comprehensive benefits and a 100% Employee‑Owned ESOP, with opportunities to work on diverse projects in the oil,

Qualifications

• Basic reading of blueprints and schematic drawings is useful.
• Experience as Journeyman level millwright (3–5 years) is required.

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, replace and dismantle industrial machinery and equipment.
• Align machines using hoists, jacks, hand tools, and measuring instruments.
• Connect power units and test mechanical operation.
• Assemble and install equipment and foundations per drawings.
• Maintain safety and productivity standards on site.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

NCCER-Ind Millwright Cert

TWIC Card

Valid State Issued Driver's License

Job description

Millwright - Austin Industrial (Baytown, TX)

Job Category: Craft

Requisition Number: MILLW032526

• Posted : July 16, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

Showing 1 location

Baytown, TX, USA

Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

Responsible for ensuring the jobsite has an adequate and timely flow of materials and equipment. A construction expeditor must be a well-organized individual able to multitask. You should possess great communication skills and ability to solve problems. Experience in project management will be very useful as knowledge of basic purchasingand technical principles. Other duties may be assigned.

Millwright

Must be able to install, repair, replace and dismantle the machinery and heavy equipment used in industrial settings.This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities.Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
• Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
• Repair and lubricate machines and equipment.
• Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
• Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
• Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate and align unit to centerline.
• Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
• Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
• Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
• Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
• Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
• Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
• Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
• Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
• Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
• Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
• Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Certifications/Licenses: NCCER, TWIC card and Valid State Issued Driver's License

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Experience – 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are .

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

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Qualifications

Experience

Required

5 years:

Licenses & Certifications

Required

NCCER-Ind Millwright Cert

TWIC Card

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer