Maintenance Millwright - Nights

Millwright
Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's 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, pallet stock lumber, and dimensional lumber, Alta's 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 in the Northwest.
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.
Completes welding where necessary
Provides carpentry work where needed
Performs preventative maintenance on machines
Maintains good housekeeping
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
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
High School Diploma or GED

• Minimum age of 18
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• 3+ years of relevant 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

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. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

The employee will be required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel, reach for tools or materials
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.
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
• 401k Retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Paid Training Opportunities
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability 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) and pre-employment background check.**

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.
Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.