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Position Details: Millwright – Industrial Maintenance (Paper Mill)

Description:

Pay: From $30.98 per hour

Job description:

Schedule: Monday–Friday, Day Shift
Additional Requirement: On-Call Required

Summary:
ST Tissue is seeking an experienced Industrial Millwright to support our 24/7 papermill operation. This role ensures all mill process equipment, maintenance machinery, and plant rolling stock remain in safe, reliable, and efficient operating condition. Candidates must have strong industrial experience—preferably in a papermill, chemical plant, steel mill, or similar heavy manufacturing environment. The work is hands-on, mechanically complex, and critical to plant uptime.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Perform troubleshooting, repair, installation, and alignment of industrial equipment used in a high-speed papermill environment.
  • Work as part of a multi-craft maintenance team and provide guidance to other maintenance personnel when needed.
  • Follow all mill safety regulations and proper PPE requirements, including fall protection, respirators, chemical suits, hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, and related equipment.
  • Diagnose equipment issues and predict failures using experience, quantitative data, and condition-monitoring techniques.
  • Read and interpret P&IDs, schematics, mechanical drawings, and service manuals to determine proper repair and installation procedures.
  • Operate rigging equipment, forklifts, and dollies to safely move and position heavy industrial components.
  • Fit bearings, align gears and shafts, mount motors, connect couplings and belts, and maintain precise tolerances.
  • Perform equipment testing, calibration, and adjustment after installation or repair.
  • Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, and lubrication systems.
  • Service and rebuild:
  • Centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
  • Hydraulic cylinders and oscillating cylinders
  • Gearboxes, agitators, conveyors, and rotating equipment
  • Perform welding and fabrication when needed.
  • Maintain clear documentation, including parts usage, work orders, and inventory requests.
  • Work collaboratively with operations, purchasing, vendors, and leadership to maintain safe, reliable operations.
  • Ensure work areas are clean, safe, and environmentally compliant after each job.

Education, Skills, & Experience Requirements

  • Valid driver’s license required.
  • Must pass drug screen and background check.
  • Minimum 10 years of maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, working with large pumps, gearboxes, piping, hydraulics, and rotating machinery.
  • Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
  • Ability to read and work from P&IDs, blueprints, and detailed mechanical drawings.
  • Multi-craft experience (millwright, pipefitting, basic electrical). Welding experience strongly preferred.
  • Ability to work effectively with operators, maintenance personnel, leadership, and outside vendors.
  • Must be willing to participate in the on-call rotation to support the needs of a 24/7 operation.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, employees must be able to:
Occasionally:

  • Climb ladders; ascend/descend stairs or ramps while carrying tools
  • Bend, crouch, kneel, twist, push/pull, reach above/below shoulders
  • Lift up to 50 lbs

Frequently:

  • Stand, walk, sit, speak, hear, and work closely with others
  • Use computer, keyboard, and basic office equipment
  • Lift up to 30 lbs

Vision requirements: close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

ST Tissue provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind based on any protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, compensation, training, and leaves of absence.

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