Industrial Maintenance Millwright

Job Appointment

Full-Time

Monday – Friday, 7 am-3:30 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.

Industrial Maintenance Millwright to join the BES Operations and Maintenance Group.

5001 N COLUMBIA BLVD, PORTLAND, OR 97203

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Union Representation:
Portland City Laborers 483 (PCL)

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The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Millwright to join the BES Operations and Maintenance Group. This is full performance level work in the repair and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities and city‑wide pumping stations. Millwrights are responsible for the inspection, adjustment, installation, repair, and preventive/predictive maintenance of wastewater treatment equipment and structures (including pumps, gear reducers, valves, generators, pipe systems, boilers, heat exchangers, blowers, clarifiers, and screen house systems, solids handling, chlorination equipment, and related structures).

Employees of this class perform work with considerable independence. Work is reviewed by a supervisor through on‑site inspection for proper completion and/or review of completed work orders. Successful candidates will have completed a 4‑year apprenticeship program as an Industrial Maintenance Millwright or possess demonstrated equivalent skills and experience.

This position is represented by the Laborers’ Local 483 collective bargaining agreement.

External applicants start at the entry salary rate.

This is an exciting time to join the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). Together, we are re‑imagining the work we do to ensure it aligns with Our Values:

• We implement equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery.
• We value our customers and partners.
• We carefully manage our watersheds, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources.
• We encourage leadership among our employees in our City and community.
• We support a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce.
• We urge respectful communication and transparency.
• We advance innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

At BES, we value our customers and partners;
Portlanders’ sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our City and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio‑economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities, and who desire to work collaboratively and creatively to broaden the variety of innovative ways to partner with and serve all Portland communities.

To learn more about the work we do at BES, visit https://.

Our BES 10‑Year Strategic Plan can be found here: download (portland.gov).

Terrol Johnson
Senior Recruiter
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Applicants should specifically address and demonstrate in their cover letter and résumé how their education, training, and/or experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

• Knowledge of fluid dynamics, hydraulic, pneumatic, and steam systems.
• Experience with welding and cutting structural steel; basic metal fabrication; pipe fitting and layout; machine layout, blueprint reading, machinery erection, maintaining and rebuilding mechanical equipment and mechanisms, power transmission; mechanical piping systems, tubing, and plumbing.
• Experience in performing precision alignment and vibration analysis of equipment.
• Experience operating precision hand tools, power tools, precision measurement tools,…