Millwright / Apprentice

Hampton Lumber is a thriving family-owned company aspiring to be North America's preferred source for responsibly-sourced wood solutions. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, we operate ten sawmills across Oregon, Washington, South Carolina, and British Columbia. We also manage timberland and operate a wholesale and import/export division.  

Our mission is to grow, manufacture, and market renewable wood products and deliver innovative solutions for a more sustainable built environment. At Hampton Lumber, we accomplish this through our own operations as well as those of our affiliates—Trapa Forest Products, Idaho Timber, and RedBuilt. Our motto, "Find a better way every day," encapsulates our commitment to innovation and improvement across all operations. 

We are guided by our core values: 

• Safety – Prioritize safety across all operations.
• Integrity & Authenticity – Operate honestly and ethically while preserving our distinctive family-owned brand.
• Responsible Stewardship – Endeavor to balance and maintain economic, social, and environmental values in everything we do.
• Tenacity – Embrace challenges with grit, determination, and a can-do spirit. 
• Continuous Improvement – Strive to enhance our processes, products, and people.
• Customer Satisfaction – Be nimble, responsive, and solutions-oriented.
• Community Engagement – Be a responsive, supportive, and respected member of the community.

With over 80 years in the sawmill business, we are proud to have cultivated the knowledge and experience needed to grow and prosper, even in challenging times.  We always look to the future and invest in our people, new technologies, and continuous improvement processes and techniques. 

Hampton Lumber’s Warrenton mill is hiring an industrial millwright or millwright apprentice to inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve mechanical equipment throughout the site. The role works directly with production equipment and supports safe, reliable operation of the mill.

The successful candidate does not need to arrive with every skill listed. Placement and starting responsibilities will match demonstrated experience, mechanical ability, and training needs. Apprentices work alongside experienced millwrights while building the skills required to perform work independently.

• →• Work safely and follow all company requirements for lockout/tagout, fall protection, hot work, fire watch, mobile equipment, personal protective equipment, and job-site control.• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, install, align, and maintain mechanical equipment used in lumber manufacturing.• Work with bearings, shafts, chains, sprockets, belts, sheaves, gearboxes, conveyors, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, pumps, and related components.• Use hand tools, power tools, measuring tools, lifting and rigging equipment, and welding or fabrication equipment within demonstrated qualification.• Assist with breakdown response, planned repairs, preventive maintenance, condition checks, lubrication, and equipment improvement work.• Read work orders, equipment information, part numbers, measurements, gauges, and maintenance notes. Record completed work and communicate equipment condition clearly.• Plan work before starting: identify hazards, verify parts and tools, coordinate assistance, protect nearby equipment, and leave the machine and surrounding area clean and ready for operation.• Work with production employees, electricians, oilers, carpenters, contractors, and other maintenance personnel as the work requires.• Operate or learn to operate forklifts, manlifts, loaders, skid steers, boom trucks, cranes, and other site equipment after authorization and training.• Work assigned overtime and alternate shifts when required to complete repairs or support mill operations.

Required:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Commitment to safe work and willingness to stop and correct unsafe conditions.
• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to learn industrial maintenance work.
• Ability to communicate clearly in person, by radio or phone, and in written maintenance records.
• Ability to work independently after training and to ask for help when the work exceeds current qualification.
• Ability and willingness to work days, swing shift, graveyard, relief schedules, weekends, holidays, overtime, and call-ins as assigned.
• Ability to obtain required powered industrial truck and site equipment qualifications.
• Willingness to attend required training and continue progressing in the trade.

Preferred:

• Industrial maintenance or manufacturing experience
• Millwright apprenticeship coursework or documented on-the-job training
• Welding and fabrication
• Hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting
• Conveyor and power-transmission maintenance
• Precision measurement, shaft alignment, and bearing installation
• Rigging, lifting, and mobile-equipment experience
• Preventive or predictive maintenance experience
• Basic electrical or PLC awareness for mechanical troubleshooting
• Experience in sawmills, wood-products plants, or other heavy industrial facilities

Hampton took over management of the Warrenton plant in 2010, however, this site has had a sawmill on it since 1921. We currently employ 140 people, some of which have worked here for over 30 years while others have just started their careers. This creates an incredible team of skilled problem-solvers who work together to continuously improve in all areas within the plant-site. Warrenton employees live out the company’s deep commitment to people, community, and sustainability—the heart of Hampton’s company culture—by supporting organizations such as 4H, Girls Build, Robotics Club, and the Clatsop Works Internship program.

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. 

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 that you are applying.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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