Process Millwright -- Valves, Heat Exchangers & Steam Tracing

Job Description

Job Description

Build reliability into every turn of the wrench

Join a mission to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient operations in an oleochemical refinery. As a process millwright, you blend craftsmanship with discipline—protecting people, equipment, and throughput by maintaining rotating assets, valve and piping systems, thermal equipment, and ASME pressure vessels. You’ll work independently, in a role equivalent to an industrial mechanic in a continuous process plant, where your decisions meaningfully impact uptime.

Your impact

• Protect : Apply LOTO, confined space, hot work, fall protection, and energy isolation without exception; complete JSAs; use stop-work authority to halt unsafe or high-risk activities.
• Restore : Rebuild centrifugal and positive displacement pumps; service seals and bearings; align shafts with laser/dial methods; torque couplings and rotating assemblies to spec.
• Seal : Execute leak-free bolted flange assembly; replace gaskets; follow proper torque sequence and bolt loading; remove/repair/reinstall process valves.
• Heat and move : Install and maintain steam tracing (bend/flare tubing, set traps, troubleshoot condensate); service shell-and-tube heat exchangers (bundle removal, inspection, reinstallation); support distillation columns, hydrolysis towers, and distillation systems.
• Contain : Assist with ASME-coded pressure vessel and tower maintenance, including internal entry preparation and reassembly of large vertical vessels.
• Handle : Rig and move pumps, motors, exchanger bundles, and piping components using slings, shackles, and lifting devices to standard.
• Fabricate : Measure precisely (micrometers, calipers, dial indicators); run manual machines (lathe, Bridgeport-style mill, drill press, broaching tools); drill/tap/fabricate/modify ; machine and fit keyways and shafts.
• Sustain : Execute preventative and corrective maintenance across hydrolysis, distillation, fractionation, separations, utilities, and logistics systems; keep CMMS records accurate; recommend procedure and reliability improvements; maintain tools, rigging, and shop spaces in safe condition.
• Mobilize : Support outages, shutdowns, and turnarounds; work extended hours or shifts when needed; perform lubrication activities and equipment inspections; troubleshoot broadly; support TRT's annual shutdown.

What you bringRequired

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3+ years of mechanical maintenance in refinery/chemical/power/heavy industry OR completion of a recognized Industrial Maintenance, Millwright, or Mechanical Technology program.
• Demonstrated centrifugal pump repair and precision alignment (laser or dial) skill.
• Knowledgeable in bolted flange assembly.
• Experienced with manual machining (lathe and milling machine).
• Can read mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and OEM manuals.
• Proficient with micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators.
• Working knowledge of steam systems and steam traps.
• Competent and safe basic rigger.
• Understands refinery safety practices and LOTO.

Preferred

• Formal Millwright/Industrial Mechanic apprenticeship.
• NCCER Industrial Maintenance or Millwright certification.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30.
• Confined Space Entry and Fall Protection training.
• Experience with shell & tube heat exchangers and ASME pressure vessels.
• Experience in oleochemical, chemical, or refinery operations.

Working conditions

• All-weather exposure; PPE required; some tasks in confined spaces.
• Frequent walking, standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Climb stairs and ladders to 120 feet.
• Lift equipment up to and exceeding 40 lbs during maintenance.
• Turn valves, move handles, and perform overhead work.

Technical strengths

• Mechanical troubleshooting
• Maintenance and repair
• Equipment diagnostics & troubleshooting
• Mechanical systems & component repair
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Equipment repair & maintenance
• Equipment installation