Millwright A

Cajun Industries • La Porte, TX

2d

About The Position

The Millwright A reads blueprints and layouts and levels and aligns pump bases and equipment, including compressors, turbines, paper machines, and centrifuges. The role involves pump repair and maintenance, setting pump impeller clearances and fan blades, aligning motors to gearboxes, and measuring precision fits with micrometers. The millwright is expected to understand reverse alignment where required, metals, bearings, mechanical and tandem seals, compression packing, multi-stage and vertical pumps, drive couplings, cooling tower fan units, gearboxes, agitators, gas turbines where applicable, steam turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, machine shop equipment, and hydraulic and IRD readings.

The position requires at least one year of experience in industrial/commercial construction and a general understanding of the craft work performed. The employee must follow safety protocols, work in a drug-free environment, know safety rules and regulations, learn client and company policies, and understand MSDS sheets. CAJUN CONSTRUCTORS, INC. uses a multi-skill concept and expects employees to perform duties in other job disciplines. The description is not a complete list of duties; the employee may be assigned other incidental or similar work. The employee must not pose a significant safety risk to themselves or others that cannot be reduced through reasonable accommodation.

Work may take place in all weather conditions, high-noise environments, and operating plant conditions, including possible emergencies. Employees may encounter fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, moving mechanical parts, and construction machinery. The role can involve active construction sites, uneven terrain, elevated work surfaces, confined or restricted-access areas, and physical exertion ranging from sedentary to heavy. Employees must communicate and collaborate effectively, interpret work instructions and safety requirements, use measurement and problem-solving skills, maintain concentration and situational awareness, make sound decisions, and adapt to changing conditions and priorities.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience in the industrial/commercial construction industry and a general understanding of the craft work being performed.
• Ability to read blueprints and layouts.
• Knowledge of relevant millwright equipment and practices, including pump repair, precision fits, alignment, bearings, seals, pumps, compressors, turbines, gearboxes, and related equipment.
• Must adhere to safety protocols and work in a drug-free environment.
• Knowledge of safety rules and regulations and willingness to learn client and company policies.
• Knowledge and understanding of MSDS sheets.
• Ability to meet the position's physical, communication, comprehension, measurement, concentration, decision-making, and adaptability demands.
• Must not pose a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of oneself or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and layouts.
• Level and align pump bases and equipment such as compressors, turbines, paper machines, and centrifuges.
• Conduct pump repair and maintenance.
• Set impeller clearances on pumps and set fan blades.
• Align motors to gearboxes.
• Measure precision fits using micrometers.
• Perform other job disciplines and incidental or similar duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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