Millwright - Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Austin Bridge & Road•La Porte, TX

17h

About The Position

The Millwright installs, repairs, replaces, and dismantles machinery and heavy equipment used in industrial settings. The role includes maintaining equipment, aligning machinery and components, performing installation and repair work, and supporting shipment and setup at installation sites. Work is performed in industrial and construction environments and must meet safety, quality, and productivity expectations. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of journeyman-level experience.
NCCER certification.
TWIC Card.
Driver’s License.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including sitting, standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, and using hands and fingers.
Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds when required.
Ability to work at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces when required.
Sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
Maintain a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity.

Responsibilities

Replace defective machine parts and adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, and measuring instruments.
Connect power units or steam piping to equipment and test mechanical operation.
Repair and lubricate machines and equipment.
Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.
Use blueprints and schematic drawings to determine procedures for positioning steel beams and supporting machine bedplates.
Signal crane operators to lower assembly units onto bedplates and align them to centerlines.
Set specified clearances by inserting shims, adjusting tension on nuts and bolts, and positioning parts.
Move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly units.
Assemble machines and fasten them to foundations or other structures using bolts, welding, rivets, or other methods.
Lay out mounting holes and drill them with a power drill.
Bolt parts such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals to basic assembly units.
Level bedplates and establish centerlines using straightedges, levels, and transit.
Dismantle machines using hand tools.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels using portable gas heating equipment.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation sites, generally as part of a team that also performs installation and maintenance.
Construct machine foundations using hand tools and materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Operate an engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Perform other duties as assigned.