Millwright (La Porte, TX) Austin Industrial

Austin Bridge & Road•La Porte, TX

About The Position

The Millwright installs, repairs, replaces, and dismantles machinery and heavy equipment used in industrial settings. The role involves aligning, assembling, testing, repairing, and maintaining equipment, as well as moving machinery and preparing it for shipment or installation. Work may include interpreting blueprints and schematic drawings, constructing machine foundations, and completing installation and maintenance work as part of a team. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

NCCER certification.
TWIC card.
Valid state-issued driver's license.
3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.
No minimum education requirements.

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 machines and equipment.
Assemble and install equipment using hand and power tools.
Position steel beams to support machine bedplates, using 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 means.
Lay out mounting holes and drill them using a power drill.
Bolt parts such as 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, often as part of 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.