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Job Description

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9044.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 53,950.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
Currently, there are 39,670 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Millwrights”.

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Tasks for “Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer”

Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

Arbor presses
Soldering irons
Ladders
Drafting compasses
Height gauges
Torque wrenches
Nut splitters
Chain falls
Transit levels
Tuggers
Utility knives
Respirators
Protective ear muffs
Nibblers
Dividers
Outside micrometers
Hole punches
Vertical milling machines
Trammel points
Grease guns
Inside calipers
Welding ground clamps
Taper plug gauges
Magnetic drill presses
Measuring tapes
Metal cutting taps
Inside micrometers
Combination squares
Stroboscopes
Soldering guns
Lubrication guns
Gage blocks
Chain cutters
Overhead hoists
Precision levels
Jig saws
Oxyacetylene torches
Plasma welders
Electronic levels
Shielded arc welding tools
Tachometers
Snap ring pliers
Bucket pumps
Outside calipers
Chipping hammers
Tin snips
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Hydraulic cranes
Small hole gauges
Dead-blow hammers
Layout templates
Bevel protractors
Forklifts
Bandsaws
Angled feeler gauges
Shrink rules
Drill presses
Telescoping gauges
Hand clamps
Pipe threading machines
Ratchet jacks
Welding gloves
Teach pendants
Pneumatic needle scalers
Cold chisels
Inspection mirrors
Center punches
Alignment telescopes
Surface grinding machines
Water levels
Bearing pullers
Pyrometers
Sheave gauges
Bearing heaters
Honing stones
Brass hammers
Keyway broaches
Radius gauges
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Hydraulic press frames
Table saws
Dollies
Rivet guns
Allen wrenches
Parallel blocks
Gasket cutters
Gear lube dispensers
Hoisting hooks
Hydraulic pumps
Steel squares
Combination wrenches
Drift pins
Cable cutters
Socket wrench sets
Chain hoists
Pipe cutters
Gear pullers
Box end wrenches
Putty knives
Shaft key wrenches
Carpenters' levels
Thread gauges
Ball peen hammers
Torque multipliers
Crowbars
Comealongs
Pipe wrenches
Snap gauges
Vernier calipers
Claw hammers
Planing machines
Workshop bench vises
Air compressors
Precision files
Flat files
Vibration indicators
Round files
Soft face hammers
Hammer drills
Spot welding equipment
Gas-powered generators
Cylinder hones
Overhead cranes
Retaining ring pliers
Scribers
Screw jacks
Power chippers
Prick punches
Ultrasonic thickness detectors
Depth micrometers
Welding shields
Flare nut wrenches
Wire brushes
Tube cutters
Filler pumps
Spanner wrenches
Personal computers
Chain wrenches
Block and tackle equipment
Steel hammers
Power grinders
Core drills
Diagonal cutting pliers
Dial indicators
Welding electrode holders
Gear shapers
Depth gauges
Safety goggles
Plumb bobs
Needlenose pliers
Optical squares
Scissors
Transformer welding machines
Reamers
Material-hoisting slings
Transfer pumps
Handtrucks
Turning lathes
Power press brakes
Cutoff saws
Straightedges
Laser levels
Scrapers
Sharpening equipment
Tap extractors
Power saws
Spiral screw extractors
Hydraulic jacks
Dial calipers
Packing pullers
Pneumatic weld flux chippers
Micrometers
Tension gauges
Taper gauges
Protractors
Belt sanders
Power drills
End mills
Strap wrenches
Metal cutting dies
Adjustable wrenches
Transfer punches
Pry bars
Scaffolding
Pulleys

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