Journeyman Millwright

Hampton Lumber • Mansford, WA

7d • $31 - $44 • Onsite

About The Position

Hampton Lumber is hiring a journey-level millwright to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and install machinery and facilities at its plant site. The role supports safe, reliable sawmill and planer mill operations and requires working effectively with maintenance, production, and management personnel. The millwright will use work-order systems, machine histories, scheduling, and warehousing processes to support maintenance work.

The position includes a wage of $31.09–$43.56 per hour, plus shift differential if applicable. Employees may also be eligible for monthly production bonuses based on plant-site goals. Weekend and swing shifts are available, and overtime or alternate shifts may be needed to meet operational requirements.

Hampton Lumber is a family-owned wood-products company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It operates sawmills across Oregon, Washington, South Carolina, and British Columbia, and also manages timberland and wholesale and import/export operations. The company emphasizes safety, integrity, responsible stewardship, continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and community engagement.

The role involves working indoors and outdoors in an industrial environment with noise, dust, and varying weather conditions. Physical work includes accessing machinery, moving through uneven areas, working in varied positions, and handling tools and components. Lifting equipment or assistance is to be used for loads that cannot be safely handled manually.

Requirements

• Industrial mechanical maintenance experience, millwright apprenticeship training, or an equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience.
• Ability to complete required safety and equipment-specific training.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and commitment to safe work practices.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, precision measuring instruments, and maintenance equipment safely.
• Ability to prioritize repairs and coordinate work during breakdowns and scheduled outages.
• Ability to communicate clearly, work independently, and collaborate with production and maintenance teams.
• Ability to document work accurately and recognize when specialized or authorized assistance is required.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in an industrial environment with noise, dust, and varying weather conditions.
• Ability to walk on uneven surfaces and access machinery using designated stairs, platforms, and ladders.
• Ability to bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and work in varied positions while inspecting and repairing machinery.
• Ability to handle tools and components and use lifting equipment or assistance for loads that cannot be safely handled manually.

Nice To Haves

• Sawmill, planer mill, or other heavy industrial maintenance experience.
• Hands-on planer maintenance experience, including knife changes and setup, cutterhead inspection, feed-system adjustments, and troubleshooting lumber finish and sizing issues.
• Completed millwright apprenticeship or related technical training.
• Experience troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Experience maintaining conveyors, power transmission equipment, and material-handling machinery.
• Welding, cutting, fabrication, and machinery installation experience.
• Experience with shaft alignment, bearing replacement, and precision measurement.
• Rigging and hoisting experience; forklift or aerial-lift training as applicable.
• Experience using computerized maintenance management systems and documenting work orders.

Responsibilities

• Safely inspect, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and install sawmill and planer mill machinery and mechanical systems.
• Follow safety procedures and company standards, including lockout/tagout and stored-energy control; isolate and verify hazardous energy before servicing equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical problems and restore equipment to safe operating condition.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on mill machinery and respond to equipment breakdowns.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair conveyors, chains, sprockets, belts, bearings, shafts, gearboxes, and drive assemblies.
• Maintain sawmill equipment, including de-barkers, log decks, saw lines, edgers, trimmers, sorters, and lumber-handling systems.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and maintain planer equipment, including cutterheads, knife assemblies, feed rolls, pressure bars, chip breakers, bearings, drives, and lubrication systems, following manufacturer requirements.
• Replace and set planer knives; inspect cutterhead condition and verify clearances, alignment, and fastener security within training and authorization, with hazardous energy isolated and verified.
• Troubleshoot planer feed problems, vibration, and lumber finish or sizing defects with operators; inspect related conveyors and chip-removal systems and coordinate safe adjustments, testing, and return to service.
• Service hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including pumps, valves, cylinders, hoses, and fittings.
• Replace worn components and align shafts, couplings, bearings, and drives using appropriate measuring tools.
• Perform lubrication, adjustments, and scheduled preventive maintenance according to equipment requirements.
• Work with operators and maintenance personnel to troubleshoot breakdowns, identify causes, and recommend corrective action.
• Fabricate and repair machine components, guards, brackets, and supports using welding and cutting equipment within training and authorization.
• Install, relocate, and rebuild machinery using approved rigging and lifting methods within training and authorization.
• Verify that guards and safety devices are restored and coordinate safe testing and return to service.
• Document inspections, repairs, parts used, and follow-up work in the maintenance tracking system.
• Coordinate with qualified electrical personnel on electrical faults and perform only work within assigned qualifications and authorization.
• Maintain tools, spare parts, and work areas; report equipment defects and safety concerns.
• Coordinate maintenance work with supervisors, operators, and other maintenance personnel to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Participate in shutdown maintenance, training, and equipment improvement projects.
• Work overtime or alternate shifts as operational needs require.
• Perform other maintenance-related duties.

Benefits

• Substantial company-paid assistance for medical and dental insurance premiums, mental health coverage, and cost-effective co-pays and deductibles.
• 401(k) with a 5% annual company contribution and company matching contributions vested over three years.
• Paid time off, including eight paid holidays.
• Opportunity to earn bonuses.
• Employee wellness program that includes free counseling sessions, financial and legal guidance, and more.
• Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed