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“Machine Set Up Operator” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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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”.
Also Known As…
- Millwrights
- Precision Millwright
- Millwright Instructor
- Millwright
- Maintenance Millwright
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Plant Changer
- Mover
- Millwright Apprentice
- Manufacturing Millwright
- Manufacturer's Service Representative
- Machinery Rigger
- Machinery Mover
- Machinery Erector
- Machinery Dismantler
- Machine Setter
- Machine Rigger
- Machine Mover
- Machine Installer
- Machine Erector
- Installation Service Representative
- Industrial Machine Assembler
- Gear Repairer
- Field Service Technician
- Construction Millwright
- Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer
- Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician
- Automated Equipment Engineering Technician
- Automated Equipment Engineer-Technician
Tasks for “Machine Set Up Operator”
- Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
- Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
- Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
- 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.
- Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, 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.
- Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
- Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
- Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
- Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
- 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.
- Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
- Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
- Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
- Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
- Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
- Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
- Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Related Technology & Tools
- Reamers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Ball peen hammers
- Gear pullers
- Thread gauges
- Taper gauges
- Parallel blocks
- Power chippers
- Core drills
- Ultrasonic thickness detectors
- Round files
- Pulleys
- Pipe threading machines
- Scaffolding
- Precision files
- Steel hammers
- Utility knives
- Dollies
- Box end wrenches
- Allen wrenches
- Honing stones
- Chain cutters
- Tin snips
- Dead-blow hammers
- Torque multipliers
- Gage blocks
- Tap extractors
- Water levels
- Hand clamps
- Pipe cutters
- Personal computers
- Taper plug gauges
- Bearing heaters
- Radius gauges
- Retaining ring pliers
- Bevel protractors
- Alignment telescopes
- Putty knives
- Bandsaws
- Block and tackle equipment
- Optical squares
- Crowbars
- Ladders
- Sharpening equipment
- Surface grinding machines
- Precision levels
- Power saws
- Dial indicators
- Power press brakes
- Metal cutting taps
- Spiral screw extractors
- Needlenose pliers
- Soldering guns
- Adjustable wrenches
- Hydraulic jacks
- Turning lathes
- Pneumatic needle scalers
- Inside micrometers
- Protractors
- Power grinders
- Inside calipers
- Hoisting hooks
- Welding ground clamps
- Comealongs
- Soft face hammers
- Welding gloves
- Angled feeler gauges
- Prick punches
- Torque wrenches
- Tension gauges
- Outside micrometers
- Workshop bench vises
- Welding electrode holders
- Grease guns
- Tube cutters
- Outside calipers
- Table saws
- Depth micrometers
- Scribers
- Inspection mirrors
- Packing pullers
- Tuggers
- Chipping hammers
- Oxyacetylene torches
- Combination squares
- Straightedges
- Spanner wrenches
- Socket wrench sets
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Pry bars
- Depth gauges
- Trammel points
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Screw jacks
- Laser levels
- Gas-powered generators
- Dividers
- Snap ring pliers
- Scrapers
- End mills
- Arbor presses
- Dial calipers
- Plumb bobs
- Magnetic drill presses
- Safety goggles
- Overhead cranes
- Planing machines
- Plasma welders
- Chain hoists
- Brass hammers
- Center punches
- Chain falls
- Hydraulic pumps
- Wire brushes
- Scissors
- Hammer drills
- Lubrication guns
- Pneumatic weld flux chippers
- Filler pumps
- Cable cutters
- Pyrometers
- Spot welding equipment
- Cold chisels
- Material-hoisting slings
- Soldering irons
- Shaft key wrenches
- Hole punches
- Small hole gauges
- Chain wrenches
- Transit levels
- Drift pins
- Transfer pumps
- Gasket cutters
- Carpenters' levels
- Handtrucks
- Measuring tapes
- Rivet guns
- Power drills
- Snap gauges
- Bucket pumps
- Protective ear muffs
- Vibration indicators
- Ratchet jacks
- Claw hammers
- Pipe wrenches
- Jig saws
- Metal cutting dies
- Tachometers
- Vertical milling machines
- Air compressors
- Overhead hoists
- Flare nut wrenches
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Stroboscopes
- Strap wrenches
- Cutoff saws
- Belt sanders
- Gear shapers
- Cylinder hones
- Teach pendants
- Telescoping gauges
- Nut splitters
- Hydraulic press frames
- Bearing pullers
- Nibblers
- Flat files
- Steel squares
- Drafting compasses
- Electronic levels
- Keyway broaches
- Sheave gauges
- Welding shields
- Gear lube dispensers
- Micrometers
- Vernier calipers
- Transfer punches
- Transformer welding machines
- Shrink rules
- Respirators
- Drill presses
- Height gauges
- Hydraulic cranes
- Layout templates
- Forklifts
- Combination wrenches
- Microsoft Office
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computer aided design CAD software
- SAP
- Microsoft Word