Millwright

About the role

Build or assemble, repair, or maintain machinery in a factory, plant, or construction site including steel or iron structural pieces and components. Transform metal pieces into functional elements that meet the guidelines of the project by cutting materials and using fabrication techniques. Set-up, assemble, or disassemble job-specific machinery, equipment, iron or metal that includes selecting proper gear and equipment based on the size, weight, dimensions, and area of movement that is necessary to safely secure machinery, tools, and equipment for installation, disassembly, relocation and/or transportation. Control, manipulate, fabricate, and repair machinery, iron/metal and support structures. Requires the use of hand, flag, and/or verbal signals to communicate to operators and others. Millwrights may drive a commercial vehicle, perform maintenance or welding/fabrication functions, assist in warehouse activities, or perform other tasks as necessary when not completing millwright duties.

Responsibilities

• Must be mechanically proficient and have own appropriate tools.
• Installs and maintains machinery and equipment using hoists, lift trucks, hand tools, and power tools.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• 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.
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, levels, lasers, and plumb bobs.
• Level/establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
• 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, grout and/or steel.
• Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts, adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance and replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Ensure assigned work is understood prior to commencing.
• Visually inspect and test materials to ensure safety and reliability.
• Align, level, and anchor machinery, equipment.
• Use hand and/or power tools to attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare for moving.
• May also secure machinery or equipment to prevent movement.
• Select appropriate gear such as cables, pulleys, vices, winches, etc. according to load weights and sizes, work area, and job specifications.
• Be aware of obstacles, surrounding structures, barriers or objects and the location of other people.
• Signal or verbally communicate with workers and others engaged in hoisting, suspending, and moving loads