About the role
Looking for steady work, a strong crew, and a company that backs its field leaders?
At McGrath, our field leaders are the backbone of every successful project. As a Millwright Foreman, you'll lead skilled crews installing, maintaining, and relocating critical equipment while working alongside a team that values craftsmanship, safety, and doing the job right.
We're a 100% employee-owned construction manager and general contractor with a strong pipeline of industrial, pharmaceutical, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and commercial projects—and we're growing.
What you'll actually be doing:
- Leading and supervising self-performing millwright crews on active jobsites
- Leading and supervising subcontractor trades on active jobsites
- Planning daily work activities and coordinating with Superintendents and Project Managers
- Installing, dismantling, relocating, and aligning industrial equipment and machinery
- Reading and interpreting mechanical drawings, blueprints, and specifications
- Coordinating rigging operations and equipment setting
- Ensuring quality workmanship while maintaining production schedules
- Enforcing all safety requirements and leading by example
- Mentoring apprentices and journeymen while developing crew members
- Communicating with owners, subcontractors, and project teams to keep work moving efficiently
Why people choose McGrath
Steady, reliable work
- strong backlog of industrial and commercial projects
Union position
- Millwrights Local
Strong leadership and experienced crews – work with professionals who take pride in their craft
100% Employee-Owned
- every employee has a stake in our success
Well-managed projects
with a reputation for quality, safety, and professionalism
Opportunities to work on challenging, high-profile industrial and manufacturing projects
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of millwright experience with previous foreman or lead experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of industrial equipment installation, alignment, rigging, and machinery maintenance
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and specifications
- Proven leadership and communication skills
- Strong commitment to safety and quality workmanship
OSHA 30
- Ability to work indoors, outdoors, and in active industrial environments
- Ability to lift, climb, and work at heights as required
- Precision alignment experience is required
- Rigging and signaling certification is required, or willing to obtain it
Bonus if you have
Experience with pharmaceutical, manufacturing, power, or heavy industrial facilities
Shutdown/turnaround project experience
Welding or fabrication experience
What you get
Competitive Union Wage (per Millwright Collective Bargaining Agreement)
Union health, pension, and retirement benefits
Overtime opportunities
- Long-term, stable employment with a respected employee-owned contractor
- Opportunity to lead challenging projects and advance your career
- *McGrath is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- *This position is Safety Sensitive. Mandatory substance abuse testing through the St. Louis Construction Industry Substance Abuse Consortium is required.
- *Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.