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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”

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

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