Industrial Millwright / Machinery Rigger
About The Position
Teknikor is seeking a high-level Industrial Millwright / Machinery Rigger with substantial hands-on experience working with manufacturing machinery. The role combines millwright skills with practical machinery-moving experience. The successful candidate can take industrial machinery from delivery or disassembly through positioning, assembly, leveling, anchoring, alignment, and startup support. The position is not primarily focused on conveyor installation, oil-field rigging, or heavy-crane rigging. The work includes installing, relocating, assembling, commissioning, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial manufacturing machinery and production equipment. The role also involves planning and carrying out machinery moves, using precision alignment and measuring tools, performing welding and light fabrication, coordinating with other trades, and following jobsite safety requirements. Project work involves travel rotations; typical out-of-state assignments last 11 days, with occasional 18-day trips.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on industrial millwright experience in manufacturing or heavy-industrial environments.
- Demonstrated experience installing, relocating, leveling, anchoring, assembling, and aligning manufacturing machinery.
- Strong machinery-rigging experience using forklifts, skates, chain falls, jacks, rollers, gantries, and similar equipment.
- Proficiency with precision alignment and measuring tools, including laser alignment systems, dial indicators, micrometers, calipers, levels, feeler gauges, and straightedges.
- Strong mechanical assembly and troubleshooting skills involving bearings, couplings, seals, gearboxes, reducers, and power-transmission systems.
- Ability to read and work from mechanical drawings, OEM installation manuals, and engineering specifications.
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Willingness to travel on project rotations.
Nice To Haves
- Rigging certification or documented formal rigging training.
- OSHA 30, Confined Space, and First Aid/CPR qualifications.
- MIG, TIG, or Stick welding proficiency.
- Experience with wire and cable, extrusion, plastics, CV lines, or other high-precision production machinery.
- Experience leading or mentoring apprentices, helpers, or temporary crews.
Responsibilities
- Install, relocate, assemble, and commission industrial manufacturing machinery and production equipment according to OEM drawings, specifications, and project requirements.
- Read and interpret mechanical drawings, assembly prints, OEM manuals, and field sketches.
- Set, level, and anchor equipment on foundations, structural steel, and machine bases; install anchors, grout as required, and verify positional accuracy.
- Install and align motors, gearboxes, reducers, shafts, couplings, sheaves, sprockets, belts, chains, bearings, and other mechanical drive components.
- Perform precision shaft and coupling alignment using laser systems and dial-indicator methods; identify and correct soft foot and related alignment conditions.
- Troubleshoot mechanical failures, disassemble and repair equipment, replace bearings, seals, and components, and support production startups.
- Plan and execute machinery moves using forklifts, chain falls, come-alongs, hydraulic jacks, gantries, rollers, machinery skates, overhead cranes, and appropriate rigging hardware.
- Select and inspect slings, shackles, spreader bars, lifting fixtures, and other rigging equipment appropriate to the load and movement plan.
- Perform welding and light fabrication of guards, brackets, bases, mounts, and field modifications as needed.
- Coordinate with electrical, controls, plumbing, and pipefitting trades on integrated installation and relocation projects.
- Follow LOTO, confined-space, lift-planning, and other jobsite safety requirements; communicate progress, material needs, and schedule impacts to project leadership.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
- Annual bonus / profit sharing
- Paid holidays
- Company vacation and time-off benefits
- Vacation-pay program with an annual lump-sum payment calculated from eligible prior-year compensation, including regular and overtime earnings
- Required travel time compensated portal-to-portal, including return travel
- Company-paid required airfare, ground transportation, and hotel expenses
- Private hotel room for traveling employees; room sharing is not required
- Daily per diem for meals and incidentals
- Predictable travel rotations; typical out-of-state assignments are 11 days, with occasional 18-day trips
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
