1st Shift Journeyman Millwright Tech; Dept

Job Category
: 6F - Maintenance

Requisition Number
: 1

STSH
002533

• Posted :
  January 22, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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Milwaukee Valve Company is looking for a 1st Shift Journey Millwright Technician to join our Prairie Du Sac, WI team in Department 270. This position has a starting hourly wage of $38.55.

All offers of employment by Milwaukee Valve Company, LLC. are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen, blood test, physical capabilities test, and background check, all with acceptable results. Applicants are responsible scheduling and completing the required drug screen, blood test, and physical capabilities test within 7 calendar days of offer acceptance.

* This position is eligible for a $2,000 sign‑on bonus. The first half ($1,000) is payable after successful completion of the orientation period and the second half ($1,000) is payable after one year of employment. *

The regularly scheduled hours for this position are 6:00 AM‑2:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Overtime may become a possibility or even required. When working overtime, the regularly scheduled shift is adjusted by 1–2 hours at either the beginning or end of the regularly scheduled shift. Overtime may also be requested or mandatory on Saturdays as well.

Established in 1901, Milwaukee Valve manufactures valves for a variety of industries including Industrial, Commercial, Fire Protection, Marine and the dry bulk hauling industries. Our products have been installed on every U.S. Navy ship built for the last 50 years.

Our heritage, our people, and our passion is to be the best, and Milwaukee Valve is proud of its engineering excellence and its employees who take pride and dedication in their work. In return, Milwaukee Valve offers an excellent benefit package, competitive wages, and promotional opportunities including Health, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance options, Flex Spending, 401K with employer match, tuition assistance, paid time off, and shift premiums.

• Perform very extensive maintenance work on all plant equipment, including electrical repairs; machine repairs and installs; maintain all assembly equipment, maintain all plant equipment, including motors, gearboxes, conveyors, heating systems, compressors, plumbing, and electrical work.
• Have extremely good knowledge of various trade fundamentals sufficient to deal with all machine, equipment, and plant repairs.
• Operate and use all types of power tools, including but not limited to hand tools, welders, torches and other various types of maintenance shop machinery. Lathes, mills, drill presses, hydraulic press, band saw, and horizontal saw, etc.
• Rebuild and fabricate parts for all types of machinery and plant equipment.
• Responsible for performing duties specified in the schedule as per instructions from supervisor.
• Work areas and equipment throughout the shop must be maintained in a clean, safe and orderly condition on a daily basis.
• Should have extremely good knowledge of blueprints, electrical schematics, ladder diagrams, technical manuals, and machine parts drawings.
• Must be able to work in all types of working conditions typically found in plant environments.
• Troubleshoot; ability to install and very good working knowledge of PLC controls, machine controls (Including all types of drives) Fanuc, Mitsubishi, etc., internal wiring, and power supplies, mechanics, hydraulics, lubricants, and pneumatics.
• Able to install all types of new equipment and remove all types of old equipment from all shop areas.
• Must be able to drive forklift and other types of equipment.
• Work with other maintenance personnel when required.
• Have very good knowledge of CNC G code, PLC, & various Conversational controls.
• Must communicate with all shop personnel.
• Must be able to use all types of measuring equipment. Calipers, micrometers, indicators, gage blocks, and machine levels, etc.
• Must be willing to train all lower-level maintenance personnel.
• Work is subject to final inspection.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Safety:
  Advanced
• Quality:
  Advanced
• Following Procedure:
  Advanced
• Dedicated (Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity)
• Detail Oriented (Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well)
• Leader (Inspires teammates to follow them)
• Motivations – Job Security (Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe)
• Motivations – Flexibility (Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals)

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.