Millwright/Boilermaker- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL East

Austin Bridge & Road•Decatur, IL

About The Position

The Millwright installs, repairs, replaces, and dismantles machinery and heavy equipment used in industrial settings. The role involves aligning and assembling equipment, connecting power units or steam piping, testing mechanical operation, maintaining and lubricating machinery, and supporting equipment installation and shipment. Work procedures may be based on blueprints and schematic drawings, and the position may work as part of a team. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

3–5 years of journeyman-level experience.

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 to machines 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 procedures.
Signal crane operators to lower assembly units to bedplates and align them to centerlines.
Insert shims, adjust nut and bolt tension, and position parts to achieve 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 parts such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals to assembly units.
Level bedplates and establish centerlines using straightedges, levels, and transit equipment.
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 that also performs installation and maintenance.
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.