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Millwrights

SOC 49-9044.00

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

Green Occupation Zone 2 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Yes

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.9

Installation

3.8

Equipment Maintenance

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.6

Troubleshooting

3.6

Repairing

3.6

Operation and Control

3.4

Quality Control Analysis

3.4

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

4.7

Mathematics

4.1

Design

3.8

Building and Construction

3.7

English Language

3.6

Education and Training

3.5

Public Safety and Security

3.3

Customer and Personal Service

3.1

Key Tasks

1Insert 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.

2Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.

3Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.

4Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.

5Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.

Also Known As

Automated Equipment Engineer-Technician Automated Equipment Engineering Technician Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer Construction Millwright Field Service Technician Gear Repairer Industrial Machine Assembler Installation Service Representative Machine Erector