Millwright

About the role

Hood Lumber, a division of Hood Industries, Inc., is seeking a skilled Millwright to join our team at our Silver Creek, MS facility. The mill employs approximately 150 team members and plays a key role in our lumber production operations. As Millwright, you will be responsible for ensuring that all production-related machinery and equipment are operating safely, efficiently, and reliably. You will diagnose issues, perform preventive maintenance, and use a variety of tools and mechanical techniques to repair, replace, and restore components such as belts, motors, hoses, and other critical parts across the plant.

Responsibilities

• Champion a culture of reliability with the maintenance department by fostering a data-driven approach to decision making and encouraging a focus on proactive maintenance strategies.
• Use all proper and necessary tools to safely repair and maintain production/manufacturing equipment.
• Repair/replace belts, hoses, valves, sprockets, chains, motors, spindles, blades, bearings, and other machine parts in a production environment.
• Monitor the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiate reordering