Millwright at Kerry

About the role

• The Millwright reports to the Maintenance Manager and is part of a high-performance team, serving as an influential leader and technical resource to optimize plant maintenance, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of high-quality products. This role completes preventative and reactive repairs to equipment in the facilities and assists the operations team on day-to-day issues and opportunities related to maintenance, safety, quality, throughput, reliability, and cost.

Key responsibilities

• Work with operations to complete scheduled workday to day.
• Perform preventative maintenance (PPMs) on mechanical equipment according to defined schedules and procedures. PPMs include lubrication, belt changes, measuring wear surfaces, re-torquing equipment, and disassembling equipment for inspections.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose and provide effective repairs to all the components of mechanical equipment (primarily rotating equipment) including pumps, compressors, agitators, drive systems, conveyors, centrifuges, agitators, gearboxes, pacelines, solids handling equipment, etc.
• Develop and utilize procedures to efficiently, effectively and safely diagnose and repair process equipment
• Documents work by completing and turning in needed checklists and procedures. Updates appropriate systems such as SAP with work history information. Provides feedback to planners to continuously improve job plan quality.
• Supports plant roles in procedure usage, creation, reviews, updates, and approvals.
• Utilizes plant information systems to gather data for troubleshooting and streamline tasks for various roles.
• Participates in root cause investigations (RCI) for unplanned events that meet standardized criteria.
• Provide training in responsible area to operations and other maintenance personnel for troubleshooting and mechanical skills.
• Perform basic hand rigging to execute work.
• Work with AC/GK on maintenance schedule.
• Draw correct piping ISO’s for pipe fab

Qualifications and skills

• Welding skills
• ISO drawing skills
• Mechanical skill set for working on equipment
• Advanced mechanical trouble shooting skills
• Demonstrates strong integrity in placing safety, the environment, and quality ahead of production volume
• Ability to read and understand equipment drawings and other technical documents
• Skilled in the use of SAP, MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required
• Degree in mechanical engineering technology or a related technology is desired. Alternative work experience in Machine repair and maintenance (minimum 2 - 5 years) in a Manufacturing environment
• Strong technical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills are required to be successful in this job