Millwright (Maintenance & Trades)

Full Time

  Catalyst (http://www.catalystpaper.com/careers)

  Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Catalyst is seeking an experienced Journeyman Millwright to join its west coast-based maintenance crews located in Crofton or Port Alberni on Vancouver Island or Powell River on the Sunshine Coast. Applying your knowledge of maintenance best practices, you will troubleshoot complex mechanical and fluid power systems as an integral member of a maintenance team with a strong focus on ensuring safety, environmental responsibility and reliable operation.

Enjoy a role with plenty of variety as you report to the Maintenance Supervisor and support our drive for enhanced industrial performance and improved system quality and efficiency—all in a region where the climate's mild and outdoor living's at its best.

As part of your day-to-day activities, you will:

  • install, maintain and repair a wide variety of mechanical equipment
  • operate and inspect material handling equipment (such as overhead and mobile cranes) as well as light mobile equipment (such as forklifts and pickup trucks)
  • clearly document and communicate completed tasks including a description of the repair completed and any follow-up corrective action required
  • read and interpret blueprints/drawings, produce rough sketches (including abbreviations, symbols for machining/welding/assembly and tolerances)
  • set up and perform precision alignments on equipment
  • work with other trades in a flexible team environment to achieve greater efficiency and productivity
  • assist Operations in running and troubleshooting mill process equipment
  • perform routine inspections of mill process equipment to ensure their safe, reliable operation
  • use computerized maintenance management system to enter work requests and purchase materials and supplies as required.

A self-starter with your Millwright Certificate of Qualification, you have:

  • proven troubleshooting skills
  • superior interpersonal, problem-solving and coaching capabilities
  • the ability to work flexibly
  • a valid driver's licence.

Expect a competitive benefit and salary package, along with the chance to advance your skills, experience and knowledge within a supportive peer environment. Relocation assistance will be provided to successful applicants moving to our communities.

Catalyst is a nimble west coast paper company and the leading manufacturer of mechanical printing papers in western North America. Catalyst is every inch a paper company of today—efficient, customer focused, and continually developing new products and new markets as well as striving for the highest standards of corporate and environmental responsibility. At Catalyst, you will enjoy a challenging career and have the chance to advance your skills, experience and knowledge within a supportive peer environment. Your unique skills and talents will find a good home here.

Enjoy a balanced lifestyle in Powell River, just a few hours’ drive north of Vancouver on BC’s scenic Sunshine Coast. Whether your tastes run to outdoor activities such as golfing, fishing and boating or to fine dining and spa retreats—a myriad of opportunities await you and your family in this coastal community.

The city of Port Alberni, located an hour outside Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, offers great infrastructure and an ever-increasing array of amenities that make it a year-round draw for cultural and sporting events and a community of choice for those looking to relocate. With easy access to Tofino, BC's surfing capital, and the Pacific Rim National Park, there’s also spectacular beauty right at its doorstep.

The community of Crofton is situated in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley, half-way between Victoria and Nanaimo. Great family activities like golfing, swimming, fishing and hiking, not to mention some of the most affordable housing in the region, make it a great place to work and raise a family.

If you meet the requirements above for Millwright and would like to join us to expand your career in an invigorating work environment, please apply without delay.