Millwright - Swingshift

Company Background

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the worlds largest producer of wood fence boards specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber Altas zerowoodwaste sawmills produce byproducts such as wood chips sawdust mulch and biofuel.

Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis Washington Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities including Morton WA; Winlock WA; Shelton WA; Amanda Park WA; Lewiston ID; Bonners Ferry ID; and Naples ID.

The Role

The main responsibilities of a millwright are to keep the mill running fix any breakdowns and maintain machinery to prevent breakdowns. In addition millwrights may work on larger projects such as repairing and maintaining cylinders belts conveyors chains motors and valves and fabricating new equipment.

Responsibilities

• Practices safe behavior at all times
• Fixes and maintains machinery
• Completes welding where necessary
• Provides carpentry work where needed
• Performs preventative maintenance on machines
• Maintains good housekeeping
• Reads blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
• Dismantles machines
• Moves machinery and equipment
• Assembles and installs equipment such as shafting and conveyors
• Constructs foundation for machines
• Aligns machines and equipment
• Assembles machines bolts welds rivets or otherwise fastens them to the foundation or other structures.
• Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum age of 18
• Previous experience in a related position in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance programs and work order systems
• Able to analyze and troubleshoot mechanical issues through data analytics intuition and experience.
• Effectively communicate in English through written and verbal forms of communication
• Ability to read and interpret documents like safety rules operating and maintenance instructions manuals and blueprints

Work & Physical Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high precarious places; outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (nonweather); extreme heat (nonweather) and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (nonweather) and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand walk climb or balance and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
• This position requires the frequent use of basic hand tools
• This position requires the ability to stand sit walk bend kneel and stoop for extended lengths of time
• The employee will be required to use their hands and fingers to handle feel reach for tools or materials
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus used for depth perception

Position Type/Travel/Schedule

This is a fulltime swingshift position 40 Hours) and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand.

Benefits & Pay

• Pay: $29.32 $35.01 per hour
• Pay Differential $1.50 per hour for Swing Graveyard and Weekend Shifts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance Plans
• Employer paid Employee and Family Life Insurance
• Paid time off Vacation Holiday Sick Leave
• Employee Referral Program
• 401k Retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Paid Training Opportunities
• Short Term & LongTerm Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Options Additional Life Pet Illness and Accident Insurance

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race color national origin religion or creed gender disability marital status familial status age sexual orientation and gender identity.

Small company big opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.