Millwright

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 addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber Altas zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products 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 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.

Requirements

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
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
• 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 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.

This role may operate in a professional office log yards sawmill warehouse or shipping and railyard. While performing the duties of this job employees will be exposed to machinery and moving mechanical parts. This position will often be exposed to noise hazards airborne particulates and temperature changes.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform this jobs essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• 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 full-time swing shift position (40 Hours) and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand.

Benefits & Pay

• Pay: $30.20 - $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 & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Options Additional Life Pet Illness and Accident Insurance

**This position is classified as safety-sensitive meaning that an accident in this role could result in loss of life serious bodily injury or significant damage to property or the environment as such candidates will be subject to comprehensive pre-employment drug screening inclusive of marijuana (THC).**

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.