Job: Precision Millwright

Replace defective parts of machine 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 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.

MUST BE a National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) Millwright with Transportation Worker Indentification Credential (TWIC) and 3 years experience as a Millwright in a plant setting.