Millwrights

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 34,090 - 80,660; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a skilled Millwright responsible for installing, aligning, and maintaining machinery and heavy equipment. The role requires critical thinking for troubleshooting and performing routine maintenance. Ideal candidates will have experience with installation and operation monitoring. The average salary for a Millwright in the United States ranges between $34,090 and $80,660 annually, reflecting varying experience levels and specific responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Align machines or equipment using various tools.
• Lay out mounting holes and drill with power drill.
• Bolt parts to basic assembly units.
• Insert shims and adjust tension on nuts and bolts.
• Install robot and modify its program.
• Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.

Skills

Operation Monitoring

Installation

Equipment Maintenance

Critical Thinking

Repairing

Troubleshooting

Job description

What is a Millwright?

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

Responsibilities

• Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
• Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
• Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly units.
• 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.
• Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
• Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.

Skills and Qualifications

• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Salary Range

The average yearly salary of a Millwright ranges between $34,090 and $80,660.