Millwright (Knight Const. & Supply)

Mission and Company Overview

Growing continually since 1968, Knight Const. & Supply, Inc. (KCS) is a General Contractor (WA license #KNIGHCS2810N) focused on large heavy construction projects and industrial plant facility maintenance. As a family-owned company and former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Civil Works Contractor of the Year Award winner, we enjoy close ties with Eastern Washington/Idaho communities around our Deer Park, WA headquarters. For over 50 years, we have been lauded by public agencies, commercial clients, and federal officials for our work in building and updating hydraulic steel and concrete properties as well as their associated actuators. These projects control the water flow, fish passage, and barge traffic via dams on systems including the Columbia and Snake Rivers as well as other waterways in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Weld and assemble steel and stainless-steel parts to company standards using a variety of tools and methods.
• Plan, inspect, verify, and document scope of work.
• Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Assemble and install equipment, such as shafting, conveyors, and crane rails, using hand tools and power tools.
• Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials, such as wood, cement, and steel.
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, and plumb bobs.
• Assemble machinery to foundation or other structures, using hand tools, power tools and welding equipment.
• Select cables, ropes, chains, pulleys, winches, blocks, and sheaves, according to weight and size of load to be moved.
• Attach load with grappling devices, such as loops, wireropes, and chains, to crane hook.
• Perform all duties associated with crane operation, including inspection, maintenance, and safe operation.
• Set up, brace, and rig hoisting equipment using hand tools and power wrenches.
• Required repair and lubricate machinery and equipment.
• Work within and promote corporate vision, mission, and values of the organization.