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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Industrial Millwrights - NC Plywood

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDudley, NC, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least one year of industrial mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial, military, or manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with bearings, chains and sprockets, rigging, belts, precision measurement, and precision alignment of motors and couplings.
  • Experience with cutting, welding, and fabricating.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physically demanding tasks, including climbing ladders and working at heights or in confined spaces.
  • Ability to work in a sawmill environment with dust, noise, heat, and cold conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, and repair industrial machinery and mechanical equipment to improve reliability and uptime.
  • Perform periodic maintenance routines to identify and correct mechanical defects before they fail.
  • Maintain operations equipment to achieve optimal performance levels.
  • Work with operations associates to identify and prioritize maintenance needs.
  • Follow safety rules and regulations, including wearing required safety equipment such as safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel-toed boots.
  • Identify machine components and coordinate ordering parts as needed.
  • Perform precision work, including laser alignment, belt tensioning, and bolt torque specifications, and complete necessary paperwork.
  • Diagnose and repair mill equipment issues, including pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical failures.
  • Repair or replace mill equipment components such as conveying chain, bearings, gearboxes, motors, and cylinders.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation.
  • Three or more years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial, military, or manufacturing environment.
  • One or more years of electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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