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Millwrights: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
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This source lists 23 tasks, including 22 marked Core and 1 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2024.
23 tasks shown
Core · Task 3041 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Core · Task 21083 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
Core · Task 3048 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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.
Core · Task 3047 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
Core · Task 18785 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Core · Task 3045 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Core · Task 3051 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
Core · Task 3049 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Core · Task 3054 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Core · Task 3055 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Core · Task 3053 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Core · Task 3052 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Core · Task 3050 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
Core · Task 18786 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
Core · Task 3056 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
Core · Task 18788 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
Core · Task 3057 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
Core · Task 3043 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
Core · Task 3046 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
Core · Task 18787 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
Core · Task 3058 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Core · Task 3060 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Supplemental · Task 3059 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant.
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