Millwright Industrial Job

Duties

Read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
Install, align, dismantle and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment, such as pumps, fans, tanks, conveyors, furnaces and generators according to layout plans using hand and power tools
Operate hoisting and lifting devices such as cranes, jacks and tractors to position machinery and parts during the installation, set-up and repair of machinery
Inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions
Install, troubleshoot and maintain power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls
Adjust machinery and repair or replace defective parts
Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up of machinery
Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on machinery
Construct foundations for machinery or direct other workers to construct foundations
Assemble machinery and equipment prior to installation using hand and power tools and welding equipment.
Apply mechanical repair principles and procedures to make sure that machinery runs properly
Detect defects and excessive wear in machinery and identify slight differences in dimensions and shapes of component parts
Repair and overhaul electrical and mechanical systems on textile machinery and replace and align moving parts as required
Set-up and adjust complex machinery for new patterns and products
Analyze information to perform maintenance such as cleaning and lubrication of textile machinery, troubleshooting, and to test running and proper operation of machines
Confer with management to recommend equipment changes and modifications and in evaluating new equipment.

Tasks
Assemble mechanical equipment
Assemble stationary industrial machinery
Coach and instruct apprentices
Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
Construct foundations for machinery
Repair or replace defective machinery parts
Supervise other workers
Fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up
Estimate costs and materials
Operate machining tools to fabricate parts
Program programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
Installing machinery and equipment
Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
Commission systems and components