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“Precision 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 “Precision Millwright”

Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
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.
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.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
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.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.

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