MILLWRIGHT UAW JOURNEYMAN

Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation; Arkansas; On-site; USD 58,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation in Arkansas seeks an experienced Millwright to perform installation, repair and preventive maintenance on mechanical equipment. The role requires attention to safety, proper shutdown procedures when needed, and accurate CMMS reporting.

Responsibilities include inspecting and aligning machinery, operating tool sets, and coordinating with maintenance crews to minimize downtime while ensuring quality and compliance with safety policies.

Qualifications

• 1 year millwright experience with Journeyman’s Card or 4 years without.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Pass all testing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Receives instructions covering maintenance, installation and repair work.
• Inspects equipment for defects and determines best repair approach to minimize downtime.
• Dismantles, repairs, installs and maintains mechanical equipment; aligns gears and bearings.
• Operates machine tools and performs hydraulic, pneumatic and other repairs as needed.
• Completes reports on maintenance and uses CMMS for record-keeping.

Skills

Millwright experience

Journeyman's Card

Testing requirements

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Gerdau is looking for an experienced Millwright to undertake a variety of tasks related to the installation, repair, and maintenance of mechanical equipment.

$43.10/hr

Primary Responsibilities:

• Receives instructions covering the scheduled and emergency repair, installation and inspection work to be done.
• Inspects plant equipment for defects, such as misalignment, wear, insufficient lubrication, etc. Determines the best way of making repairs to minimize interruption of production. Advises when immediate shut down of equipment is necessary to minimize damage or when temporarily continued operation will have no harmful effect.
• Dismantles, cleans, repairs, replaces, installs, maintains, assemblies and lubricates mechanical equipment. Adjust equipment for proper repairs. Assemblies and aligns gears, bearings and shafts, involving the application of press, sliding and running fits.
• Performs all rigging as necessary.
• Operates machine tools, such as drill press, pipe threading machine, power saw, etc.
• Performs all mechanical repairs as required on cranes.
• Lay outs, installs, maintains and repairs all types of pipe lines, fittings, fixtures and pressure systems as required.
• Repairs leaks in hydraulic, air, gas or water system. Replaces straight sections of pipe that have sprung leaks. Removes and installs complete operating components (cylinders, oil motors, four-way valves, check valves which are purchased spare parts and whose internal working components are spares for assemblies on production units). Repair pumps, compressors, blowers, etc.
• Changes, set up and adjust equipment as required by current operating conditions.
• Works with repair crews as directed on emergency break downs.
• Completes necessary reports on Preventive Maintenance and other equipment inspection checklist.
• Perform water test as required.
• Document all work performed on Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• All other tasks assigned by management.

Secondary Responsibilites:

• Performs light welding where required in association with routine/emergency repair work.
• Observes good housekeeping and safety on the jobsite and maintenance shop.

Requirements:

• - 1 year millwright experience with Millwright Journeyman’s Card or
• - 4 years millwright experience without Journeyman's Card
• and
• - High school diploma or GED
• and
• - Pass all testing requirements

Quality Related Responsibilities:

• Machinery must be maintained to obtain the highest quality possible.
• Employee will follow current quality policies and practices to strive for zero defects and continuous improvements.

Safty Related Responsibilities:

• Must lock out all equipment prior to repairing it.
• Must perform all repairs following Gerdau Safety Policies.
• Observe and follow all departmental safety rules and regulations including the Cardinal Safety Rules.

Cost/Production Related Responsibilities:

• All equipment must be maintained to minimize plant down time.

Environmental Related Responsibilites:

• Employee is expected to know, understand, and follow all applicable Federal, State, and Local environmental legal requirements and practices.
• Responsible for and completing all required annual safety and environmental training (inc. fugitive dust).
• Responsible for spill prevention, containment, response and clean up or assist in cleanup of material spills.
• Tasks which have significant environmental impacts are (i.e. process pond water, spill prevention, KO61 dust (bag house dust) PM’s and calibration of equipment).

Note: The information listed in this description reflects the general details considered necessary to perform the principal functions of the job identified. This information is not to be construed as a list of the work details and requirements that this job may be required to perform from time to time.

The incumbent is responsible for his/her safety as well as his/her colleagues, seeking continuous improvement related to employee’s health and safety, environment and the process efficiency and customer’s satisfaction with the quality of products and services. All efforts must be directed for preventive actions.