Millwright - Austin Industrial (Baytown, TX)

Austin Bridge & Road•Baytown, TX

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Millwright installs, repairs, replaces, and dismantles machinery and heavy equipment in industrial settings. The role involves assembling, aligning, testing, maintaining, and moving equipment, as well as supporting installation and maintenance work as part of a team. The employee is expected to maintain a consistent commitment to safety, quality, and productivity.

Requirements

Three to five years of journeyman-level experience.
NCCER certification.
TWIC card.
Valid state-issued driver's license.
No minimum education requirements.
Must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
Ability to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, solve problems, maintain attention to detail, manage stress, and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to safely perform job responsibilities and meet applicable customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Replace defective machine parts and adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Align machinery 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 machinery and equipment.
Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.
Use blueprints and schematic drawings to position steel beams supporting machine bedplates and determine work procedures.
Signal crane operators to lower assembly units onto bedplates and align units to centerlines.
Set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts by inserting shims, adjusting fasteners, or positioning parts.
Move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly units.
Assemble and fasten machines to foundations or other structures by bolting, welding, riveting, or other methods.
Lay out mounting holes and drill them using a power drill.
Bolt parts 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 as part of a team.
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.