Millwright

Job Title: Millwright
Job Description
The Millwright installs, maintains, and repairs a wide range of industrial machinery and equipment in a heavy manufacturing and forging environment. This role designs, fabricates, and modifies mechanical systems, performs detailed preventive maintenance, and troubleshoots complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical issues to keep production operations running safely and efficiently. The position requires strong technical skills, the ability to interpret drawings and technical documentation, and collaboration with engineering and design personnel to ensure high-quality installations, repairs, and equipment reliability.
Responsibilities

• Design, install, fabricate, repair, inspect, test, calibrate, adjust, maintain, modify, construct, clean, service, and lubricate machines, equipment, electrical controls, structures, and facilities.
• Diagnose and correct mechanical, hydraulic, and related equipment problems while proactively seeking to eliminate waste, failures, and recurring issues.
• Interpret mechanical, hydraulic, and civil drawings, schematics, specification sheets, and technical literature to support installation, troubleshooting, and repair activities.
• Collaborate with design and engineering personnel to ensure efficient installations and repairs and to maintain accurate and up-to-date equipment documentation.
• Mark up prints and drawings to reflect current equipment conditions and modifications.
• Cut, weld, braze, and fabricate tools, materials, and equipment as needed to support maintenance and installation work.
• Perform and document preventive maintenance checks, inspections, and repairs on mechanical systems and production equipment.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair hydraulic systems, including valves, pumps, and associated components.
• Complete mechanical preventive maintenance tasks on filtering systems, steam systems, and other plant utilities.
• Maintain, repair, and rebuild pumps and related mechanical equipment as required.
• Perform pipefitting and fabrication of parts and assemblies to support maintenance and project work.
• Install new equipment and machinery when needed, ensuring proper alignment, setup, and safe operation.
• Maintain and repair a variety of equipment including furnaces, forging equipment, band saws, large presses, cranes, trim presses, filtering systems, boilers, fan units, pumps, and occasionally CNC machines.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair valves and associated mechanical components.
• Apply and follow lockout/tagout procedures to ensure safe work practices during maintenance and repair activities.
• Read and interpret hydraulic prints and symbols to diagnose issues and guide repairs.
• Support and mentor apprentices in all aspects of millwright job functions, sharing knowledge and promoting skill development.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of a journeyman's card in a related trade or at least 4 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience such as mechanic work, millwright work, pipefitting, fabrication, or maintenance in an industrial setting.
• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience in industrial maintenance environments.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting mechanical systems, including hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Ability to perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and installations on a wide range of industrial machinery and equipment.
• Skilled in welding, cutting, brazing, and fabrication of tools, materials, and equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret industrial blueprints, mechanical and hydraulic drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Experience with hydraulic system maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting, including reading hydraulic prints and symbols.
• Knowledge of pipefitting techniques and practices in an industrial setting.
• Understanding and application of lockout/tagout safety procedures.
• Industrial maintenance experience with exposure to heavy manufacturing or steel/forging environments.
• Willingness and ability to work any shift as required by a unionized environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in heavy industrial or steel-related environments, particularly in forging or similar manufacturing settings.
• Comfort working across a large multi-building site and adapting to changing maintenance needs in different areas of the facility.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with electricians, other millwrights, and cross-functional maintenance teams.
• Experience maintaining equipment such as furnaces, forging equipment, band saws, large presses, cranes, trim presses, filtering systems, boilers, fan units, pumps, and CNC machines.
• Capability to mentor and support apprentices in developing millwright skills.
• Successful completion of required technical or aptitude testing when a journeyman's card is not held.

Why Work Here?
Employees benefit from a comprehensive package that supports work-life balance and long-term well-being, including paid time off, paid holidays, and robust medical, dental, and vision coverage. The organization offers the stability and resources of a large, established industrial operation with significant growth in high-technology markets, providing opportunities to work with advanced manufacturing processes and equipment. Team members join a collaborative maintenance department that values skill development, apprenticeship support, and cross-shift teamwork, creating a setting where experienced tradespeople can build a long-term career and continually expand their technical expertise.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Cleveland, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $87172.80 - $87172.80/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Cleveland, OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Cleveland,OH.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.


Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.


The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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