Millwright

Description

$2,000 HIRING BONUS

Job Summary

The main responsibilities of a millwright are to keep the mill running, fix any breakdown, and maintain machinery to prevent break down. In addition, millwrights may work on larger projects such as repairing and maintaining cylinders, belts, conveyors, chains, motors, and valves, and fabricating new equipment.

Pay: $32.02 - $39.25 per hour depending on experience

Additional $1.50 per hour shift differential for Swing, Graveyard and Weekend Shifts.

Position Type

This is a full-time position, and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand.

Responsibilities

• Practices safe behavior at all times.
• Fixes and maintains machinery.
• Completes welding where necessary.
• Provides carpentry work where needed.
• Performs preventative maintenance on machines.
• Maintains good housekeeping.
• Reads blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Dismantles machines.
• Moves machinery and equipment.
• Assembles and installs equipment such as shafting, and conveyors.
• Constructs foundation for machines.
• Aligns machines and equipment.
• Assembles machines, and bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fastens them to foundation or other structures.
• Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits & Pay

• $2,000 Hiring Bonus after 90 days of employment
• Generous Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance Plans
• Paid time off - Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employer paid Employee and Family Life Insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• 401k Retirement - with up to 4.5% company match
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Options, Additional Life, Pet, Illness, and Accident Insurance

Requirements

Qualifications

Candidates must be 18 years of age or older and willing to complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Education/Experience - High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

2. Language Ability - Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

3. Math Ability - to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

4. Reasoning Ability - Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This role may operate in a professional office, log yards, sawmill, warehouse or shipping and railyard. While performing the duties of this job, employees will be exposed to machinery and moving mechanical parts. This position will often be exposed to noise, hazards, airborne particulates, and temperature changes.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
• This position requires the frequent use of basic hand tools
• This position requires the ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, kneel, and stoop for extended lengths of time
• The employee will be required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel, reach for tools or materials
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus used for depth perception.

Company Background

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel.

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Small company, big opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.