Millwright - Hampton Lumber

Company Summary:

Hampton Lumber is a family-owned forest products business headquartered in Portland, Oregon, employing about 1,600 people primarily in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Hampton owns approximately 140,000 acres of U.S. timberland, managed on a sustainable basis, certified through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and nine sawmills in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia with normal lumber production capacity in excess of 2.2 billion board feet.

Overview:

This postition is located at the Willamina Oregon Division.

We are looking for an experienced industrial JOURNEY LEVEL MILLWRIGHT.

PLEASE feel free to download a resume.

Journey Level Millwright wage is $35.86 hr.

Shift:  Weekend relief

We are offering a total of $1500.00 Hiring Incentive as follows: $500 after 90 days of employment; $500 after 6 months of employment & $500 after 1 year of employment (subject to your current tax rates).

All candidates offered a position are required to pass a drug test.

Hampton Lumber Journey Level Millwrights have the unique opportunity to work in an environment that promotes "A Better Way Every Day". They are able to bring their own experience and creativity to the table when making decisions and planning projects for their own machine centers and when working with other team members. Ideas at Hampton flow through and from all employees in order to help to make their jobs safer and production more efficient.

Must understand mechanics of working machinery, be able to install, maintain troubleshoot and repair equipment and facilities.

Ability to establish a working relationship with maintenance, production and management personnel to achieve the goals of the organization. Ability to work overtime when required to maintain, install or repair equipment or facilities. Ability to understand and comply with work order systems, machine histories, scheduling, warehousing and related maintenance fields.

This is a full time position. Hampton offers health & dental & vision insurance, Paid Holidays, Short Term Disability, Life & Accidental Death Ins, Voluntary Life & AD&D, 401K, production bonuses.

Benefits Highlights:

Generous company-paid assistance for Medical and Dental insurance premiums; cost-effective co-pays & deductibles. Vision, Short Term Disability, Roth and pre-tax 401k, with a 2% company match and an additional 5% annual employer contribution, fully vested after three years. 

Responsibilities:

Maintain, install, troubleshoot and repair equipment and Plant facilities.

Assist production personnel with any material flow related problems.

Maintain open lines of communication with all facility departments and personnel necessary to ensure proper operation and maintenance of equipment and facilities.

Ensure all documentation is kept up to date.

Comply with all Company work and safety rules and related industry standards & regulations.

Have a thorough working knowledge of mechanical operations used in the industry and be able to maintain, install, repair and troubleshoot all systems, equipment and facilities.

Maintain a working relationship with maintenance, production and management personnel.

Possess the necessary skills and aptitudes required to operate maintenance tools and related machinery.

Be able to operate all facility equipment to the degree needed for troubleshooting and testing.

Assist production personnel to maintain the flow of product.

Work necessary overtime as required.

Be willing to learn new skills needed to maintain updated machinery and/or facilities.

Willing to improve or change personal work habits to adjust to new situations.

Be willing to make any suggestions that will improve or enhance the facility.

Maintain open lines of communication with all facility departments and personnel necessary to ensure proper operation and maintenance of systems, equipment and facilities.

Take a leadership role in completion of the task at hand or work assignments.

Take the responsibility to maintain a clean and safe working environment.

Be a "team" member.

Be willing to learn production operator's positions to the proficiency of maintaining production flow. 

Possess a desire to learn operations of all related industry departments and their functions.

Qualifications:

 A minimum of One year in a journey level industrial millwright position or comparable training, preferably with sawmill experience.

 

Proficient in ability to weld, cut, troubleshoot equipment and systems, maintain all working components, operate machinery, understand pneumatic and hydraulic systems, proficient use of all tools related to the trade and good communication skills.

State classification as a Journeyman Millwright by any Hampton Lumber Mill or a state Industrial Maintenance Millwright certification is preferred but not required.

More About Us:

Learn more at hamptonlumber.com, or follow us on Facebook: @HamptonLumber.  You can also learn about our company and our priorities by visiting our blog. 

EEO Statement:

Hampton Lumber is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law.

 

Disability accommodation available: If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office for the location you are applying. 

 

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see these government posters: EEO is the Law and its accompanying temporary supplement.