Skilled Industrial Millwright

West Fraser; New Boston (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

On-the-job training

401K with company match

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

West Fraser in Texas seeks a skilled Millwright to join our maintenance team, driving safe daily troubleshooting and preventative maintenance across mill equipment. You will work with a high-performing crew to keep machinery running and support continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of Millwright experience in manufacturing, reads drawings, and is comfortable with rotating shifts and on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Must have cutting torch experience (Oxygen/Acetylene).
• Must have welding experience (GMAW and SMAW).
• Must be safety oriented and comply with ZES.
• Be willing to work rotating shifts, overtime and to be on-call to support 24/7 operations.
• Must have 3 years of Millwright work experience in Industrial/Manufacturing environment.
• Must have High School Diploma or GED.
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain industrial equipment including conveying systems and major machine centers.
• Read and understand drawings and printed instructions.
• Move machinery using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, and measurement tools.
• Assemble and install equipment with hand and power tools.
• Lay out mounting holes and drill holes with a power drill.
• Replace defective parts and adjust clearances between moving parts.
• Dismantle machines and reassemble subassemblies as needed.

Skills

Cutting torch experience

Welding experience

Safety oriented

On-call / rotating shifts

Millwright experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Our Millwright position is a key player in a company-wide continuous improvement effort through daily use of troubleshooting, and predictive and preventative maintenance strategies. As a member of this high-performing team, you will be responsible for working safely with all machinery within the mill.

What You Will Do

• Repair and maintain industrial equipment to include conveying systems, major machine centers such as debarkers, canters, gang saws, and edgers
• Able to read and understand drawings and printed instructions
• Must be a self-starter who can work safely under high-pressure situations
• Possess basic understanding in line ups of pumps, sheaves, sprockets, machine centers
• Must be able to move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks
• Adjust the tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb tools
• Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools
• Layout mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with a power drill
• Replace defective parts of a machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts
• Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit
• Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools
• Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools

Required Skills And Experience You Will Need

• Must have cutting torch experience (Oxygen/Acetylene)
• Must have welding experience (GMAW and SMAW)
• Must be safety oriented and comply with ZES
• Be willing to work rotating shifts, overtime and to be on-call to support 24/7 operations
• Must have 3 years of Millwright work experience in Industrial/Manufacturing environment
• Must have High School Diploma or GED
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check.

Outstanding Benefits Package Including

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401K with company match and additional retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace (DFW)