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Job Description

Overview

The Millwright position at West Fraser involves a variety of technical tasks related to the maintenance and repair of industrial equipment, requiring expertise in diagnostics and mechanical systems. West Fraser is a leading diversified wood products company with a strong commitment to employee development and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose malfunctions in machinery and equipment using technical diagnostics.
  • Start and operate equipment to verify corrections of malfunctions.
  • Perform preventive maintenance by inspecting, adjusting, cleaning, and lubricating equipment.
  • Repair and maintain industrial equipment including conveying systems and major machine centers.
  • Read and understand technical drawings and printed instructions.
  • Move machinery and equipment using hoists and other tools.
  • Adjust mechanisms and align machines using various tools.
  • Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.
  • Dismantle machines using hand tools.
  • Remain current with technical changes by attending training classes.
  • Work rotating shifts, holidays, weekends, and overtime as required.
  • Adhere to safety rules and regulations.

Requirements

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

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Roanoke Rapids, NC

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 48% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across North Carolina — toward the top of a $24–$32/hr middle band drawn from 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 96% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Roanoke Rapids, NC

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Roanoke Rapids, NC, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 157 other active welding openings from 82 employers. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

West Fraser currently has 48 other openings live in North Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are West Fraser (48), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (4), and Carrier Global (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Seaboard at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Millwright figures were last recalculated when this page was built.