Millwright Austin Industrial Decatur, IL West

About the Role

Must be able to install, repair, replace, and dismantle machinery and heavy equipment used in industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Replace defective parts of machines or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
• Connect power units to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test units to evaluate mechanical operation.
• Repair and lubricate machines and equipment.
• Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
• Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate and align unit to centerline.
• 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.
• Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly units, using hand tools and power tools.
• Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundations or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
• Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with a power drill.
• Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly units.
• Level bedplates and establish centerlines, using straightedges, levels, and transits.
• Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
• 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 sites, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of a team.
• Construct foundations for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
• Operate engine lathes to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: No minimum education requirements.
• Experience: 3-5 years of Journeyman-level experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance.
• Matching 401K plan.
• 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP).

About Austin Industries

Austin Industries and its operating companies engage in almost every type of civil, commercial, and industrial construction. Austin is owned entirely by its employees through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). We are one of the largest and most diversified construction firms in the nation, standing on the core values of Uncompromising Integrity, Employee-ownership, Exemplary Service, and Excellence in Safety. To learn more about our history, culture, and operations, visit us at www.austin-ind.com.

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