How do they match: Millwrights

  • Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
  • Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
  • Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
  • Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
  • 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 steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.

  • Lay out work according to specifications.
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery.
  • Position equipment using hand tools, power tools, or heavy equipment.