Millwright

Primary Function

Inspect, repair, replace, install, adjust, and maintain all mechanical equipment in a major producing unit or assigned area.

Typical Duties

• Actively support the Company’s commitment to safety and its “Core Values”.
• Represent the Company at all times with high moral standards while adhering to the Company’s “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics”.
• Receive instructions covering scheduled and emergency repairs, installation, and inspection work to be done.
• Inspect equipment for defects such as misalignment, wear, insufficient lubrication, etc.
• Determine the best way of making repairs to minimize interruption of production.
• Advise when immediate shut‑down of equipment is necessary to minimize damage or when temporary continued operation will have no harmful effect.
• Dismantle, clean, repair, replace, install, maintain, assemble, and lubricate mechanical equipment.
• Adjust equipment for proper operating characteristics.
• Assemble and align gears, bearings, and shafts involving the application of press, sliding, and running fits.
• Operate simple machine tools such as drill press, pipe‑threading machine, power saw, etc.
• Erect scaffolds and perform simple rigging as necessary.
• Change, set up, and adjust equipment as required by current operating conditions.
• Use alignment/laser tools and equipment.
• Work with repair crews on emergency breakdowns as directed.

Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in refinery maintenance, turnaround, power plant, or construction.
• General knowledge of basic hand tools.
• Pass the written Millwright Skills Test with a score of 70% or higher, or hold an NCCER certification for the craft.
• Completed Matrix Service Safety training and client/site‑specific training.
• Maintain active status in a drug‑testing program and pass a criminal background check.

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, bending, squatting, and lifting required.
• Ability to talk, hear, and comprehend instructions.
• Good dexterity with hands and fingers for precision adjustments of machinery parts and controls.
• Use of arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, pull objects, materials, controls, and tools.
• Ability to lift, carry, and move up to 50 lb.
• Occasional work at heights, climbing ladders and stairways, and working off platforms with proper fall protection.
• Vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception, and peripheral vision.
• Capability to work outdoors in various weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, snow, wind) for up to 12 hours per day.
• Requirement to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear protection, masks/respirators, safety vest, gloves, steel‑toe boots).