Millwright

Install, maintain and repair machinery and equipment in a safe and productive manner. Operate hand, machine and power tools, forklifts, manlifts, and welding and torch equipment.

• Assemble and install equipment, using hand and power tools.
• Align equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers and plumb bobs.
• Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools or power tools.
• Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals to basic assembly.
• 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.
• Position and erect equipment using blueprints and schematic drawings per pre-determine work procedures.
• Attach moving parts and subassemblies with hand tools and power tools.
• Measure, design and build custom fitted components as needed during course of project.

• Equipment selection – Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Installation – Installing equipment, machines, wiring or programs to meet specifications.
• Troubleshoot – Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Mathematics – Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Critical thinking – Judgment and decision making – active listening and instructing.
• Operation monitoring – Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure machine is working properly.
• Able to work at certain heights.
• Awareness of crane rigging.