Millwright Journeyman - FFPS

Kiewit•Rayville, LA

About The Position

The Millwright Journeyman plans, lays out, installs, and aligns equipment and machinery according to project plans, specifications, tolerances, and industry standards. The role involves preparing foundations, setting and aligning machine components, placing grout, rigging machinery, directing crane operators, testing installed equipment, and making necessary adjustments or repairs. The position also includes dismantling, moving, assembling, and attaching machinery to foundations or other structures, estimating resources and materials, and inspecting subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications. The work is performed in construction or industrial environments, including outdoor sites with changing weather, noise, dust, confined or cluttered spaces, and uneven surfaces. Irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays may be required. Accessing equipment may involve ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolding at heights that may exceed 200 feet.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent and previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand, power, layout, and measurement tools.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical evaluation.
A U.S. driver's license may be required.

Responsibilities

Plan, diagram, and lay out millwright work.
Use hand and power tools to measure, cut, assemble, and align machinery and install other items.
Review and verify equipment and machine-component inventory.
Check the line and grade of existing foundations and prepare foundations for grouting or machinery placement.
Establish and use centerlines and benchmarks, establish proper elevations for subsole and sole plates, and set and align machine components.
Mix and place grout.
Properly torque and rig machinery and equipment, and direct crane operators during placement.
Test installed machinery and equipment and make necessary adjustments or repairs.
Dismantle machines using hand tools and move machinery and equipment with hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Assemble and install equipment; align machines using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, micrometers, and plumb bobs; and attach machinery to foundations or other structures according to project specifications.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, and materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.