Industrial Millwright & Boilermaker — Install & Repair

Austin Industries; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries is seeking a skilled Millwright for industrial settings in Decatur, IL. The role requires installing, repairing, replacing, and dismantling machinery and heavy equipment, following precise procedures to ensure proper alignment and operation.

You will work with hoists, jacks, hand tools, and measuring devices to service foundations and bedplates, and you’ll participate in installation and maintenance tasks as part of a team.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment.
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
• Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its 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 unit, 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.

Education

No minimum education requirements

Job description

Austin Industries is seeking a skilled Millwright for industrial settings in Decatur, IL. The role requires installing, repairing, replacing, and dismantling machinery and heavy equipment, following precise procedures to ensure proper alignment and operation.

You will work with hoists, jacks, hand tools, and measuring devices to service foundations and bedplates, and you’ll participate in installation and maintenance tasks as part of a team.