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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 “Machinery Erector”

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

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Tube cutters
Hydraulic pumps
Allen wrenches
Steel squares
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Height gauges
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Taper gauges
Micrometers
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Bucket pumps
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Vernier calipers
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Electronic levels
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Lubrication guns
Bearing heaters
Bearing pullers
Measuring tapes
Inside calipers
Spanner wrenches
Pipe threading machines
Center punches
Layout templates
Surface grinding machines
Ultrasonic thickness detectors
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Combination squares
Dial calipers
Scissors
Box end wrenches
Inside micrometers
Outside micrometers
Chain wrenches
Workshop bench vises
Transfer pumps
Hydraulic jacks
Handtrucks
Brass hammers
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Core drills
Pulleys
Laser levels
Plasma welders
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Round files
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Radius gauges
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Sheave gauges
Chain cutters
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Thread gauges
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Depth gauges
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Diagonal cutting pliers
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Gage blocks
Torque multipliers
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Flat files
Needlenose pliers
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Table saws
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Carpenters' levels
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Precision levels
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Wire brushes
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Water levels
Angled feeler gauges
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Turning lathes
Vibration indicators
Pipe cutters
Teach pendants
Pyrometers
Tachometers
Outside calipers
Nut splitters
Tuggers
Torque wrenches
Transfer punches
Gear pullers
Transformer welding machines
Dividers
Depth micrometers
Taper plug gauges
Snap ring pliers
Oxyacetylene torches

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