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"Millwright"
Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

Basic Job Description:

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Millwright"

1) Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.

2) Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.

 

3) Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.

4) Repair and lubricate machines and equipment.

5) Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.


 

6) Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.

7) Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.

8) 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.

9) Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.

10) Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.

11) Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.

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12) Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.

13) Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.

14) Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.

 

15) Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.

16) Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.

17) Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.

18) Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.

19) Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.

20) Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.

Job Description for "Millwright" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Millwright"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  R-I-C        SOC:  49-9044.00


 

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