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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 “Manufacturing Millwright”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Computer aided design CAD software
Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
SAP
Microsoft Excel
Autodesk AutoCAD