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Millwrights
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
Other names for Millwrights:
Automated Equipment Engineer-Technician, Automated Equipment Engineering Technician, Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician, Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer, Field Service Technician, Gear Repairer, Industrial Machine Assembler, Installation Service Representative, Machine Erector, Machine Installer, Machine Mover, Machine Rigger, Machine Set Up Operator, Machine Setter, Machinery Dismantler, Machinery Erector, Machinery Mover, Machinery Rigger, Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance Millwright, Manufacturer's Service Representative, Millwright, Millwright Apprentice, Mover, Plant Changer,
What do Millwrights do?
Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
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.
Repair and lubricate machines and equipment.
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.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
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.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, 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.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
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.
Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Do you enjoy these?
Adjustable wrenches
Air compressors
Telescopes
Hex keys
Feeler gauges
Workshop presses
Welders
Hammers
Bandsaw wheel
Induction heaters
Pullers
Power sanders
Protractors
Blocks or pulleys
Box end wrenches
Hammers
Hand pumps
Wire or cable cutters
Levels
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Metal cutters
Hoists
Hoists
Specialty wrenches
Hammer drills
Hammers
Cold chisels
Squares
Combination wrenches
Pullers
Power drills
Pry bars
Power saws
Drill bits
Hammers
Depth gauges
Micrometers
Diagonal cut pliers
Calipers
Gauges or inspection fixtures
Taps or dies
Compasses
Dollies
Compasses
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Workshop presses
Levels
Milling cutters
Grease guns
Specialty wrenches
Files
Forklifts
Gage block set
Gas generators
Hose cutter
Grease guns
Pullers
Gear shapers
Grease guns
Power drills
Hand clamps
Files
Hand trucks or accessories
Height gauges
Lifting hooks
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Sharpening stones or tools or kits
Workshop cranes
Jacks
Hydraulic press frames
Hydraulic pumps
Calipers
Micrometers
Magnifiers
Power saws
Broaching tools
Ladders
Levels
Templates
Oil gun
Workshop presses
Slings
Tape measures
Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
Micrometers
Needlenose pliers
Nibblers
Nut splitters
Squares
Calipers
Micrometers
Workshop cranes
Hoists
Blow torches
Pullers
Gage block set
Personal computers
Pipe or tube cutters
Threading machines
Pipe wrenches
Planing machines
Plasma welding machinery
Plumb bobs
Power chippers
Power chippers
Power chippers
Power drills
Power grinders
Power saws
Levels
Workshop presses
Metal stamps or punches
Ear muffs
Protractors
Pry bars
Blocks or pulleys
Putty knives
Pyrometers
Gauges or inspection fixtures
Jacks
Reamers
Respirators
Retaining ring pliers
Rivet tools
Files
Goggles
Scaffolding
Shears
Razor knives
Jacks
Scribers
Specialty wrenches
Sharpening stones or tools or kits
Gauges or inspection fixtures
Rulers
Micrometers
Thickness measuring devices
Retaining ring pliers
Socket sets
Hammers
Soldering irons or guns
Soldering irons or guns
Spanner wrenches
Screw extractors
Welding tools
Hammers
Squares
Straight edges
Strap wrenches
Speed sensors
Grinding machines
Power saws
Tachometers
Tap extractors
Gauges or inspection fixtures
Gauges or inspection fixtures
Taps or dies
Microcontrollers
Gauges or inspection fixtures
Tension testers
Thread counters or gauges
Tinners snips
Torque wrenches
Torque wrenches
Compasses
Hydraulic pumps
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Welders
Level sensors or transmitters
Pipe or tube cutters
Hoists
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery
Lathes
Ultrasonic examination equipment
Utility knives
Calipers
Milling cutters
Vibration testers
Levels
Electrode holders
Protective gloves
Welding tools
Welding masks
Wire brushes
Bench vises
Technology used
Office suite software
Computer aided design CAD software