10+ Millwrights wanted in Ft. Saskatchewan, AB ($44.75/hr + Camp + 40 to 60hr weeks)

Millwrights install, maintain, repair and troubleshoot stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment in sites such as factories, production plants and recreational facilities.

On a typical job, millwrights:

• read diagrams and schematic drawings and service manuals to determine work procedures
• operate rigging equipment and dollies to place heavy machinery and parts
• fit bearings, align gears and shafts, attach motors, and connect couplings and belts to precise tolerances
• align and test equipment, and make any necessary adjustments
• perform predictive and operational maintenance using procedures such as vibration analysis, and repair or replace defective parts when necessary
• service and repair hydraulic, pneumatic and programmable logic controls
• may do some tack welding and fabrication as well as maintain an inventory of replacement parts
• may do some tack welding (a weld that is adequate in size to temporarily hold components in place until it can be completely welded by a registered apprentice welder or a journeyman welder) and fabrication as well as maintain an inventory of replacement parts

Working Conditions:

• Millwrights may do primarily construction work, plant maintenance work, or a combination of both. They often work in close association with other trades people such as machinists, instrument mechanics, welders, electricians and pipefitters.
• Working conditions for millwrights vary from one job to another. On construction job sites, they are exposed to a variety of weather conditions. In plant maintenance, they may work indoors and outdoors. Hours of work vary: shift work and some overtime may be required.
• The work environment may be noisy, and there is a strong emphasis on safety while working with machinery.

Project:

• Suncor Base Plant & Firebag
• Syncrude
• Shell Scotford

Shift:

• 10 -hour shift - Days/Nights

Notes:

• Camp Accommodation

Preferred Skills:

• Journeyman

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