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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 Rigger”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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