Millwright/Ironworker

Millwright/Iron worker job description

Proven experience with industrial & construction equipment repairs. Millwright/Ironworker’s are responsible for dismantling machinery, transferring equipment, interpreting blueprints, & installing equipment.

Must have knowledge of hydraulics, belt systems, motors, conveyors, welding, etc. Must be a team player with strong attention to detail. Able to troubleshoot & perform repairs effectively & safely.

• Disassemble & reassemble equipment for repair, installation, or transportation.
• Installation and/or decommissioning of equipment/machinery.
• Review & interpret engineering specifications, schematics, & blueprints to determine work procedures
• Transfer equipment to the applicable site for maintenance to avoid contamination or safety hazards.
• Hand Tools: Use wide range of hand tools including but not limited to, measuring tools, welding & torch cutting.
• Determine which machines, techniques, and tools to use when moving and installing equipment.
• Must be willing to travel and have reliable transportation to get to and from jobsites
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Read blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures. Dismantle machinery or equipment, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools. 
• Moves machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks. 
• Assembles and installs equipment, such as shafting, conveyors, and tram rails, using hand tools and power tools. 
• Constructs foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials, such as wood cement, and steel. 
• Aligns machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, and plumb bobs. 
• Assembles machinery and bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fastens them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools. 
• May operate engine lathe or milling machine to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications. 
• Required repair and lubricate machinery and equipment. 
• Selects cables, ropes, chains, pulleys, winches, blocks, and sheaves, according to weight and size of load to be moved. 
• Attaches load with grappling devices, such as loops, wires, ropes, and chains, to crane hook. 
• Sets up, braces, and rigs hoisting equipment, using hand tools and power wrenches. 
• May direct workers engaged in hoisting of machinery and equipment. 
• In addition, may perform all duties of General Laborer, Skilled Laborer and Carpenter and possibly Electrician.

Physical Requirements:

• Coordinate eye-hand movements. 
• Use hands and fingers fully; reach for, manipulate, and feel objects; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. 
• Climb and maintain body balance on ladders, scaffolding, or high structures; and see and hear well (either naturally or with correction). 
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds. 
• Stoop, lay, bend or squat for long periods of time.

Skills Needed:

• Centrifugal Pumps
• Conveyors
• Gearbox
• Reservoirs
• Torque Bolts
• Hydraulics
• Pneumatics
• Schematics
• Valves
• Rigging
• Welding
• Rotary Pumps Air Compressor
• Setting Machinery

Experience:

• Using hand tools: measuring tools, welding & torch cutting: 3 years (Required)
• Know what tools & technique to move & install equipment: 3 years (Required)
• Millwright Ironworker: 3 years (Required)
• Disassemble and reassemble equipment for repair: 3 years (Required)

Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy. 
• Follow instructions and read blueprints. 
• Look at flat drawings or pictures and visualize how they would look as solid objects. 
• Work at heights without fear. 
• Use logical step-by-step procedures in work. 
• Plan work and solve problems. 
• Make decisions based on measurable information. 
• Perform a variety of duties which may change often.
• Operate machinery.

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: On the road

Work setting:

• Construction site
• Outdoor work
• Warehouse

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $38.00 per hour DOE and Certifications

Salary : $20 - $38