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Millwrights in Battle Creek, Michigan

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan

Millwrights on average make:
$72,800 ($35.00/hour).

The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
50
and by 2028 that number is projected to:
increase to 51.

We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
4 every year.

The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a high school diploma/GED.

The typical training needed after hire is:
moderate-term on-the-job training.

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Other Job Titles

Automated Equipment Engineer, Automated Equipment Engineering Technician (Automated Equipment Engineering Tech), Automated Equipment Technician (Automated Equipment Tech), Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician (Auto Equipment Engineer Tech), Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer (Auto Equipment Tech Engineer), Construction Millwright, Gear Repairer, Industrial Machine Assembler, Industrial Millwright, Installation Service Representative (Installation Service Rep)

Tools Used

Adjustable wrenches, Air compressors, Alignment telescopes, Allen wrenches, Angled feeler gauges, Arbor presses, Ball peen hammers, Bandsaws, Bearing heaters, Bearing pullers

Tasks

  • Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
  • Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
  • Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
  • Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.

Personality

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Integrity, Cooperation, Adaptability/Flexibility, Initiative, Persistence, Concern for Others, Stress Tolerance, Self-Control

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