Millwright

About the role

The Millwright plays a vital role in the assembly, installation, and maintenance of machinery and equipment. This position reports to the Foreman and is not responsible for the oversight of other teammates. This is a full-time, hourly non-exempt position.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics and detailed repair drawings related to construction equipment and machinery
• Rigging, moving, and setting machinery and equipment on pads
• Setting and alignment of baseplates associated with machinery
• The alignment and coupling of machinery and motor shafts
• Adjustment and installation of vibration isolation
• Lay out and set equipment baseplates
• Rigging and setting of machinery, pumps, equipment, and process storage tanks
• Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, plumb bobs etc.
• Move machinery and equipment using hoist, dollies, rollers, and trucks
• Repair and lubricate machines and equipment
• Assemble machines, and bolt, welt, rivet or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures using hand tools and power tools

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of construction equipment and machinery
• High School or Vocational and or relevant work experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within the construction industry
• Experience in wastewater and water treatment plants highly preferred

Qualifications

• Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Strong team player with a positive attitude
• Adapts to changes in the work environment
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction
• Hard working and motivated
• Understands the importance of upholding OSHA safety practices at all times

Skills

• Knowledge of construction equipment and machinery
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to maneuver around the nearby presence of various construction equipment and vehicles
• Ability to work on an active construction site
• Ability to regularly encounter moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and a variety of outside weather conditions
• Ability to climb temporary or permanent stairs, and ladders
• Ability to bend, squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, balance, and stoop, reach on a regular basis
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Benefits

• Group health & welfare benefits including options for medical, dental and vision
• Company Benefits: Employee Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Spouse and Dependent Life & AD&D, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate
• Voluntary benefits at discounted group rates for accidents, critical illness, and hospital indemnity
• Accrued vacation time
• Paid Sick and Safe Leave
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Plan (company matching contributions on 100% of the first 3% deferred and 50% of the next 2% eligible)
• Employee Referral Program
• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans

Pay

Pay range: $34 - $50

Schedule

Job posting location does not guarantee that the position will be in that location; Methuen Construction has jobs throughout New England, and travel may be required, with occasional out of state and overnight travel. Company per diem policy will apply.

Company

• Methuen Construction is a leading self-performing industrial and heavy civil general contractor with over 65 years of experience.
• We specialize in the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities, industrial facilities, and other critical infrastructure projects.
• Serving private, municipal, state, and federal clients across the Northeast, we deliver innovative, well-planned projects that are completed on time and with an uncompromising focus on safety.
• We foster a culture of teamwork, respect, and a can-do attitude that values every teammate and stakeholder.