Millwright/Boilermaker- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL East

Austin Careers•Decatur, IL

11h

About The Position

Austin Industrial is hiring a Millwright/Boilermaker in Decatur, Illinois. The Millwright installs, repairs, replaces, and dismantles machinery and heavy equipment used in industrial settings. The role involves using hand and power tools, measuring instruments, hoists, and other equipment to assemble, align, move, maintain, and repair machinery. The position may also involve constructing machine foundations and preparing machinery for shipment and installation. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.
No minimum education requirement.

Responsibilities

Replace defective machine parts and adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, and measuring instruments.
Connect power units or steam piping to equipment and test mechanical operation.
Repair and lubricate machinery and equipment.
Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.
Position steel beams to support machine bedplates, referring to blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
Signal crane operators to lower assembly units onto bedplates and align them to centerlines.
Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, and position parts to establish specified clearances.
Move machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly units.
Assemble machines and fasten them to foundations or other structures by bolting, welding, riveting, or other methods.
Lay out mounting holes and drill them with a power drill.
Bolt machine parts, including side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to assembly units.
Level bedplates and establish centerlines using straightedges, levels, and transits.
Dismantle machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels using portable gas heating equipment.
Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation sites, typically as part of a team performing installation and maintenance work.
Construct machine foundations using hand tools and materials such as wood, cement, and steel.
Operate an engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
Perform other duties as assigned.