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“Plant Changer” 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 “Plant Changer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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