Millwright

Millwright Job Highlights

Company Profile

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company. The company produces lumber, engineered wood (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, particleboard), and other products including pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and renewable energy. West Fraser’s products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications, papers, tissue, and box materials.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Millwright to join its Maintenance team.

Educational Qualification

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum age of 18 years

Work Experience

• Must have 2 years of Millwright work experience in an Industrial/Manufacturing environment or an associate degree in industrial maintenance
• Must have cutting torch experience (Oxygen/Acetylene)
• Must have welding experience (GMAW and SMAW)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain industrial equipment including conveying systems, and 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 a basic understanding of lineups of pumps, sheaves, sprockets, and machine centers.
• Must be able to move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Adjust 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.
• Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
• Replace defective parts of a machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
• Level bed-plate and establish a center line, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
• Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
• Attach moving parts and sub-assemblies to the basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Be willing to work overtime and to be on-call to support operations
• Must be safety oriented and comply with ZES
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check
• Travel required for off-site training

Benefits/Perks

• 401k with company match
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• Dental
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Medical
• On-the-job training
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Vision
• Wellness Incentives

Employer’s Statement

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company strives to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of diverse communities. It will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin, or any other protected legal characteristic.