Maintenance/Millwright

Job description

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A MILLWRIGHT OR IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE TO APPLY.

Opening: Permanent, full-time position as a Maintenance Manager for a well-established hardwood lumber company with multiple locations. This position is for the Crewe, VA facility. AT LEAST 2 YEARS PRIOR MILLWRIGHT OR INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.

Job Description: Perform routine inspections, servicing, minor and major maintenance on hardwood lumber dry kilns powered by wood fired fuel boilers and lumber processing equipment in a heavy industrial environment with a constant emphasis on safety.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Your primary responsibility is to assist in creating and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Perform routine inspections to identify and correct minor or major equipment deficiencies.
• Perform scheduled maintenance tasks including but not limited to replacement of wear items, bearings, chains, cylinders, motors, drives as required.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, and bag house dust collection systems.
• Facilitate large repairs including but not limited to fabrication, welding, cutting, pipe fitting, installing electrical conduit, and mill equipment installation.
• Maintain a clean, safe, uncluttered work area.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends as required.
• Maintenance work is performed in a non-climate controlled environment whether indoors or out.
• Physical fitness: this job requires occasional exertion of more than 100 pounds of force, more than 50 pounds frequently, and more than 20 pounds continuously.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years millwright / maintenance experience.
• Proficient in cutting and welding.
• Knowledge of hydraulic systems, rebuilding cylinders, assembling hoses.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical systems is helpful.

Location: Company has multiple locations in Virginia and North Carolina. This position is for the Crewe, VA facility.

Benefits: Company offers competitive pay as well as a matching 401K retirement plan, medical and dental insurance, life insurance, paid time off and paid holidays.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you do not have the required millwright / maintenance experience DO NOT APPLY. You must include a resume or at minimum a brief job history with skills and experience in the Cover Sheet section of your first reply to be considered for this position. If the Cover Sheet area is blank, the system marks the reply as incomplete and rejects it.

Job Type: Full-time