Union Millwright

Job Highlights

Company Profile

GE Aerospace is a global leader in designing and manufacturing jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft.

Job Profile

The company is searching for a Union Millwright who will be responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining machinery and equipment daily.

Work on material handling projects, dismantle/assemble machines.

Move machines to different locations, and dismantle obsolete or irreparable machines or parts.

Education Level

• Associate’s Degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Technical Discipline OR
• High School Diploma/GED with a Military Mechanical Training Course OR
• High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 5 years of recent (within 3 years) experience as a journey-level millwright in a manufacturing operation
• Must be 18 years or older

Work Experience

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in a Manufacturing Facility in a technical maintenance role (preferably as a Millwright)
• General machine assembly and machine alignment experience
• Must have excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills/experience
• Forklift and scissors lift experience (highly preferred)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assemble and disassemble machines, machine accessories, cranes, and components, other equipment or parts, and move as required, exercising care to prevent damage.
• Erect scaffolding, hitch a bosun chair or trailer, and work from there as required. May install, repair, and paint towers, stacks, poles, etc. May splice rope, cable, etc., as required. Operate the power truck as required. Stow away tools and facilities.
• Hitch, block, and brace machinery and equipment such as overhead cranes, gantry cranes, machines, generators, etc., using cables, tackle, jacking and blocking devices, wedges, shims, etc.
• Keep facilities, material, and work area orderly, exercising care in their use, maintaining general good housekeeping practices, and conforming to all safety and quality requirements.
• Move equipment and machinery into position with the assistance of overhead cranes, hoists, etc., or along the floor with rollers, blocks, and tackle etc. Spot equipment in the correct location, align, level the ways, table, head, etc., measuring with spirit level, optical level, or indicators etc. Select shims and shim as required. Assemble and adjust all mechanical and hydraulic accessories. Check off the accessory parts list and report shortages.
• Perform maintenance operations such as moving, rearranging, installing, and repairing facilities and utilities throughout the complex.
• Perform operations such as assemble, align, relocate, hitch, and lift to very close tolerances within the upper limits of the facilities on a variety of machine tools and other types of equipment.
• Power trucks, cranes, trailers, bosun chair, precision alignment devices such as optical level, straight edge, etc., a variety of lifting devices such as block and tackle, chain falls, etc., power hand tools, a variety of miscellaneous hand and measuring tools such as wrenches, hammers, crowbars, ladders, steel tapes, dial indicators, tension gages, etc.
• Realign and re-level using spirit level, optical level, etc., and make adjustments necessary to cause the machine tool to cut true and the equipment to operate properly.
• Secure job assignment and minimum instructions for complex work, conventional facilities, and diverse materials. Plan the sequence of operations. Select and obtain tools and facilities.
• Working from drawings, sketches, specifications, and verbal instructions, lay out and prepare an area for the installation of equipment.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability and willingness to work off shifts and weekends
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for work visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Must have the willingness and ability to work at heights as well as climb stairs
• Welding, Fabrication – TIG, MIG, or Stick welding will be a plus.
• Strong mechanical and hydraulic fundamental and safety knowledge (schematics, precision measurement tools, LOTO)

Work Environment

• Exposure to noise, dust, and varying weather
• Frequent travel and shift-based schedules
• Industrial and construction site environments
• Physically demanding work with heavy machinery
• Strict adherence to safety and union regulations

Benefits/Perks

• The comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.

Employer’s Statement

GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer.