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“Machinery Mover” 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”.

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Tasks for “Machinery Mover”

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.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
Assemble and install equipment, 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.
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.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
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.
Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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