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Career Description
Construction millwrights maintain and repair equipment after installation. They read diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures and install stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment. They also operate hoisting and lifting devices to position machinery and parts during the installation, set-up and repair of machinery.

Duties May Include
They may also be required to:

Inspect, clean, repair and maintain machinery.

Operate machine tools such as lathes and grinders to fabricate parts for overhaul, maintenance or set-up of machinery.

Construct foundations for machinery or direct other workers to construct foundations.

Sources
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Updated Thursday, May 04, 2006

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