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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 “Maintenance Mechanic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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