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“Maintenance Millwright” 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 “Maintenance Millwright”

Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
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.
Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
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.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
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.
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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