Millwright Lead

LEVERAGE MECHANICAL SERVICES INC; Convent (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LEVERAGE MECHANICAL SERVICES INC. is seeking a Millwright Lead in Louisiana to manage large crews performing critical new construction and maintenance tasks. You will mentor teams, enforce safety standards, and drive equipment reliability by troubleshooting and maintaining industrial machinery.

The role emphasizes safety training, performance management, and coordinating with operations to prioritize maintenance needs, with a schedule that may include on-call and overtime.

Qualifications

• US work authorization is required.
• 5–10 years of millwright or supervision experience.
• Experience leading project and turnaround work.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Able to obtain a TWIC.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial equipment.
• Familiar with precision measuring instruments.
• Basic computer skills for record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Manage large-scale crews for new construction and maintenance.
• Provide safety training, coaching, and performance management.
• Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain industrial machinery.
• Adhere to safety and environmental guidelines.
• Work flexible hours, including on-call, weekends, overtime, and holidays.
• Communicate maintenance needs with operations teams.

Skills

US work authorization

Millwright supervision

Lead project & turnaround work

Data entry / record-keeping

Troubleshooting industrial equipment

Precision measurement

Education

High school diploma or GED

TWIC eligibility

Tools

Precision measuring instruments

Basic computer skills for record-keeping

Job description

Description

Job Summary:

The Millwright Lead will manage large-scale crews that execute critical work related to new construction and maintenance. They will facilitate team development and the growth of employee commitment and ownership while holding employees accountable. Additionally, the Millwright Lead will be responsible for providing safety training, coaching, team development, and performance management to the team. They will also be responsible for troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability and uptime.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Manage large-scale crews that execute critical work related to new construction and maintenance.
• Facilitate team development and growth of employee commitment and ownership while holding employees accountable
• Provide safety training to new crew members, coaching, team development, and performance management.
• Adhere to all facility safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Actively participate in safety programs
• Help meet or exceed production, waste, and quality.
• Communicate with operations associates to identify and prioritize maintenance needs.
• Flexible work schedule, on-call, weekends, overtime, and holidays
• Working in high and/or confined spaces
• Performing tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours per day in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
• Data entry and completing/generating reports.
• Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability and uptime.

Essential qualifications:

• US work authorization
• 5-10 years of Millwright Experience or Supervision experience
• Led project & turnaround work
• High school diploma or GED
• Able to obtain a TWIC
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, & repairing industrial equipment
• Familiar with precision measuring instruments
• Basic knowledge of using computers for record-keeping

Working conditions:

The Millwright Lead may work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment. They may be required to work in high and/or confined spaces. They may need to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours per day. The work schedule may include flexible work hours, on-call, weekends, overtime, and holidays.

Physical requirements:

The Millwright Lead may be required to perform physical tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours per day in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment. They may also need to work in high and/or confined spaces.

Preferred qualifications:

• 10+ years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience
• 10+ years of supervision
• Experience with the precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, pumps & lubrication
• Experience with using precision measuring tools

What Will Put You Ahead:

• Millwright NCCER Certification
• Basic Equipment Vibration Analysis
• A current TWIC
• Up-to-date Basic Plus
• Experience in reading mechanical & structural drawings.

Leverage Mechanical Services is an equal opportunity employer prohibiting discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by law. This policy applies to all employment practices, including hiring, promotion, termination, compensation, and training. Hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.