West Fraser

Overview

The Industrial Millwright position at West Fraser involves a variety of technical tasks related to the maintenance and repair of industrial equipment. The role requires expertise in diagnosing malfunctions, performing preventive maintenance, and ensuring the efficient operation of machinery in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose causes of malfunctions by sight, sound, or actions of machinery and equipment.
• Start, observe, operate, or otherwise activate equipment to detect or verify correction of malfunction.
• Inspect, adjust, clean, or lubricate equipment as preventive maintenance.
• Tear down, replace, repair, install, and assemble equipment, parts, components, and accessories.
• Adjust mechanisms such as feed, speed, power input, or output.
• Operate various mechanical and electronic test equipment.
• Repair and maintain industrial equipment including conveying systems and major machine centers.
• Read and understand drawings and printed instructions.
• 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.
• 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 power drill.
• Replace defective parts of machines or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
• Level bedplate and establish center line using straightedge, levels, and transit.
• Dismantle machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
• Attach moving parts and sub-assembly to basic assembly unit using hand and power tools.
• Remain current in technical changes or equipment designs by attending classes as needed.
• Work rotating shifts, holidays, weekends, and overtime as scheduled or required.
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, and pumps.
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors.
• Experience reading blueprints.
• Two years or more of experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing heavy equipment.
• Experience with fabrication, cutting with a torch, and welding with an arc welder.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401k
• PTO