Millwright - La Grande Sawmill
Woodgrain
- La Grande, OR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with management and hourly personnel
- Computer skills to enter work orders and use the CMMS System
- Strong commitment towards safety (be able to perform safety inspections)
- Read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
- Install, align, take apart and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment according to layout plans using hand and power tools.
- Inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and find irregularities and malfunctions.
- Adjust machinery and repair or replace defective parts.
- Install, troubleshoot and maintain power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Operate machine tools, such as lathes and grinders, to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up of machinery.
- Assemble machinery and equipment prior to installation by using hand and power tools and welding equipment
- Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on machinery. Ensure the proper care for machinery, equipment, fittings, and bearings on a regular basis to maintain machinery and equipment is in good operating condition.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Must be able to walk and stand for log periods of time, with twisting, bending, kneeling, stooping and squatting
- Ascend and descend stairs/ladders
- Abide by all safety/environmental policies and procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned
- 4 or more years of experience as a Millwright
- 2 year Associate's Degree or equivalent years of relevant training.
- Completion of a formal apprenticeship program preferred.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to weld and fabricate steel.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to relate and positively interact with team members.
- Ability to identify root cause of problems and effectively initiate immediate corrective action to prevent reoccurrence.
- Ability to think critically and take proper action.
- Detail oriented and work accuracy focus.
- Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
- Use logical step-by-step procedures in work.
- Must be a safety minded individual
- Lifting and physical activity is required
- Ability to read blueprints and technical specifications