Millwright - Austin Industrial (La Porte, TX)

Austin Careers•La Porte, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Industrial is hiring a Millwright in La Porte, Texas. The role installs, repairs, replaces, and dismantles machinery and heavy equipment in industrial settings. The Millwright performs installation and maintenance work, sometimes as part of a team, while maintaining safety, quality, and productivity expectations. Work may take place in industrial and construction environments and may involve weather, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, vibration, moving equipment, and other site-specific hazards. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; Austin Industrial cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

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; employment visa sponsorship is not available.
Ability to perform assigned duties involving 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; 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 PPE and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
Commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Responsibilities

Replace defective machine parts and adjust clearances or 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 work procedures and position steel beams supporting machine bedplates.
Signal crane operators to lower assembly units onto bedplates and align them to centerlines.
Set specified clearances by inserting shims, adjusting fasteners, or positioning parts with hand tools and measuring instruments.
Move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to assembly units.
Assemble machines and fasten them to foundations or other structures by bolting, welding, riveting, or other methods.
Lay out mounting holes and drill them with power drills.
Bolt components such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals to assembly units.
Level bedplates and establish centerlines using straightedges, levels, and transits.
Dismantle machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other 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 and perform installation and maintenance work.
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.