Senior Industrial Millwright & Heavy Rigging Field Lead

Senior Industrial Millwright & Heavy Rigging Field Lead

McCain Industrial is seeking an experienced Senior Industrial Millwright & Heavy Rigging Field Lead to install, align, maintain, and troubleshoot complex manufacturing machinery and industrial systems across regional plant deployments.

In this hands-on technical role, you will lead machinery installations, precision laser alignments, conveyor builds, and structural rigging operations during active plant outages and industrial installs. Working with an established, craftsmanship-focused firm that values skilled tradespeople over numbers, you will apply your precision mechanical skills to solve complex plant challenges across multi-state facilities. If you bring strong rigging capabilities, blueprint literacy, and a desire for an adventurous field travel role backed by daily per diem, paid travel time, and profit-sharing bonuses, McCain Industrial provides the stability and backing to build a long-term trade legacy.

Key Responsibilities

• Equipment Installation & Heavy Rigging: Unload, stage, assemble, and set heavy industrial machinery, structural steel bases, and mechanical drive assemblies using cranes, hoists, chain falls, and heavy rigging gear.
• Precision Alignment & Calibration: Align shafts, electric motors, gearboxes, industrial pumps, and roller conveyors to precise tolerances using optical instruments, dial indicators, and laser alignment technology.
• Mechanical Diagnostics & System Repair: Troubleshoot and repair real-time mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment failures on site to restore client manufacturing operations during tight shutdown windows.
• Field Metal Fabrication & Structural Welding: Perform field cutting, gouging, grinding, and structural welding (SMAW/FCAW) to modify machinery mounts, guardrails, piping, and structural supports during field installations.
• High-Work & Rigging Safety Execution: Execute machinery positioning, structural piping, and mechanical assembly safely at elevation, adhering strictly to OSHA fall-protection and scaffolding safety standards.
• Field Logistics & Deployment Leadership: Execute out-of-town project deployments lasting up to 14 consecutive days, maintaining jobsite tool inventory, hardware staging, and daily safety documentation.

What You Need to Succeed (Qualifications)

Required

• Industrial Trade Tenure: Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in industrial millwright work, machinery installation, heavy rigging, or industrial plant maintenance.
• Blueprint & Technical Literacy: Advanced ability to read, interpret, and build directly from technical mechanical drawings, equipment assembly schematics, and structural elevation plans.
• Field Deployment Flexibility: Complete willingness and ability to travel regionally via ground and air, including out-of-town stays lasting up to 14 consecutive days.
• Mechanical Systems Fluency: Deep working knowledge of industrial mechanical drives, bearings, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, and power transmission components.
• Rigging Capability: Hands-on experience operating rigging equipment, gantry systems, hydraulic jacks, forklifts, and aerial lifts to move heavy industrial machinery safely.

Preferred

• Certifications & Credentials: Valid CDL Physical, active equipment operation credentials (forklift, boom lift, crane), AWS welding certifications, or active OSHA 10/30 card.
• Multi-Trade Skills: Functional proficiency in industrial pipefitting, basic electrical disconnects/reconnects, or equipment surface preparation/painting.
• Safety Credentials: Confined space entry, CPR/First Aid, or specialized rigging safety certifications.

Compensation & Benefits

• Top-Tier Hourly Pay: $24.00 to $33.65 per hour based on millwright experience and technical certifications, with substantial overtime earnings during plant outages.
• Total Travel Support Package: Full hourly compensation for travel time, daily per diem allocations for meals/lodging, and complete mileage reimbursement for field deployments.
• Equal Profit Sharing: Equal, profit-based annual Christmas bonus distributed to every team member.
• Health & Safety Coverage: Comprehensive medical insurance coverage options with all required personal protective equipment (PPE) fully provided.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO allocations covering paid holidays, vacation days, sick leave, plus dedicated Volunteer Time Off (VTO).
• Career Investment: Paid professional training, equipment operator recertifications, and skill development programs.

About McCain Industrial

McCain Industrial is an old-school expertise firm powered by modern knowledge, specializing in industrial machinery installation and manufacturing services. We operate with a Family-First philosophy, providing an adventurous, supportive work environment where we help our industrial customers succeed so we can build shared victory together. Learn more about our field capabilities at

Selection choices are guided strictly by job-related capabilities, technical trade skills, and verified field execution records.