Millwright & Maintenance Tech - Keep Plant Running

Paycom; Forest (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

King Lumber in Forest, MS seeks a Millwright/Maintenance Technician to preserve the plant’s condition and maintain mill operations. The ideal candidate will work autonomously, follow health and safety guidelines, and ensure equipment uptime.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and involves machinery maintenance, lubrication, daily production scheduling, and strict adherence to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Ensures proper operation of motors, controls, electrical systems, sensors, limit switches, hydraulic components, assembly line machinery, and machinist tools.
• Utilizing diagrams, schematics, sketches, operations manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications to maintain and properly fix machinery issues
• Lubricating equipment as needed, as well as identifying and communicating opportunities to improve the lube program through improved techniques, technology, and knowledge sharing
• Adhering to all safety, health, and plant rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations
• Equipment failures & deficiencies are recorded through downtime event entries to schedule the required corrective actions.
• Ensure Basic Operator Care is performed as trained to improve equipment uptime
• Implement and track daily production schedule and maximize mill output.
• Follow up quality checks on each machine center.
• Maintain daily production records.
• Monitor mill cleanliness and emergency response readiness.
• Schedule maintenance of equipment.
• Perform a daily walk through at end of day to verify shut down procedures that have been adhered to properly.

Job description

King Lumber in Forest, MS seeks a Millwright/Maintenance Technician to preserve the plant’s condition and maintain mill operations. The ideal candidate will work autonomously, follow health and safety guidelines, and ensure equipment uptime.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and involves machinery maintenance, lubrication, daily production scheduling, and strict adherence to safety protocols.