Millwright

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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has an opening for a Millwright. In this role, you will, under limited supervision, install, maintain, repair, and troubleshoot stationary machinery and mechanical equipment.

• Fit bearings, align gears and shafts, attach motors, and connect couplings and belts on machinery.
• Align, assemble, and secure machinery to foundations;
  Test equipment and make adjustments as necessary.
• Initiate operating scenarios and observe mechanical components to ensure smooth operation; adjust clearances and align moving parts as needed.
• Perform preventative and operational maintenance; repair, oil, and maintain machinery and equipment.
• Repair and replace defective parts when necessary.
• Fabricate foundations for machines and other fabrication projects as required.
• Dismantle machines and move machinery and equipment.
• Attend training for site access, safety, certifications, and new technologies/techniques as well as attend meetings as necessary.
• Determine appropriate risk associated with inspections and document defects and appropriate corrective actions or preventative actions.
• Determine materials, tools, and personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for job at hand.
• Collect and calibrate materials, tools, and PPE.
• Establish if more extensive inspection, examination, or testing is warranted.
• Maintain required certifications and complete required documentation.
• Examine equipment and machinery to identify irregularities and malfunctions.
• Evaluate area hazards by adequately documenting and addressing hazards; advise management whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous.
• Participate in pre-job briefings.
• Maintain Quality Program specific to repairs, alterations, and Federal Inspection Agency (FIA).
• Other tasks as assigned by management.
• Abide by the Safe Conduct of Research principles including being personally responsible for ensuring safe operations by raising safety concerns, using a questioning attitude, considering hazards for every task, and never stop learning.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

• A HS diploma or GED.
• A minimum of five years of industrial millwright experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Completion of a Millwright apprenticeship program or an AS/AA degree in related mechanical field.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses repair and maintenance.
• Optical laser alignment experience.
• Knowledge of robotics or mechanical assembly power transmission via aircraft cable or metal tape.
• Knowledge in maintenance of and the proper installation/replacement of rolling element bearings, single and double mechanical seals, shaft couplings, and rotating shaft assemblies as well as general rotating equipment of all types.
• Knowledge of maintenance equipment and tools to include measuring tools such as inside/outside micrometers, depth gauges, etc. for alignment.
• Ability to construct, assemble, repair, and dismantle machinery and equipment using tools such as: hammers, wrenches, crowbars, rollers, dollies, hoists, and other hand tools.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations as well as read and interpret code requirements.
• Ability to respond to changing business needs and priorities also establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to understand schematic diagrams, blueprints, sketches, building plans, and other specifications.
• Ability…