Millwright - Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Austin Industries; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Millwright to install, repair, replace and dismantle heavy equipment in industrial settings. Must have strong proficiency with alignment, mounting, and commissioning of machinery, using a range of hand and power tools.

Requirements include NCCER, TWIC Card, and Driver’s License, plus a minimum of five years Journeyman level experience. Equal opportunity employer with safety as a priority.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Certifications: NCCER, TWIC Card, and Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Replace defective parts and adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
• Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules and measuring devices.
• Connect power units to machines and test operation.
• Repair and lubricate machines and equipment.
• Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.
• Position beds and alignments using blueprints and schematics.
• Move machinery and equipment using hoists and dollies.
• Dismantle machinery for shipment and installation at site.
• Lay out mounting holes and drill with power drill.

Skills

Journeyman experience

Blueprint reading

Hand tools

Power tools

Hoists

Jacks

Micrometers

SQUARES

Education

No minimum requirement

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Hoists

Jacks

Micrometers

Squares

Blueprints

Job description

Rate: $35 USD per hour

Description

About Austin Industrial

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.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .

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.

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• 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.

• 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.

Qualifications Required for this Position

Education

No minimum requirement

Experience

Minimum 5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Certifications/Licenses

NCCER, TWIC Card, and Driver’s License.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

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.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) .

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

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Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• NCCER-Ind Millwright PV
• TWIC Card
• Valid Driver's License

Experience

Required

• 5 years: 5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.