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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings. | Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts. | |||
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Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs. | ||||
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Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation. | ||||
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Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools. | ||||
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Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures. | ||||
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Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline. | ||||
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Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts. | ||||
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Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks. | ||||
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Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools. | ||||
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Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools. | ||||
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Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill. | ||||
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Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit. | ||||
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Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit. | ||||
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Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools. | ||||
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Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment. | ||||
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Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of team. | ||||
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Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, and steel. | ||||
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Install robot and modify its program, using teach pendant. | ||||
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Operate engine lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications. | ||||
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Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment. | ||||
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Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery. | ||||
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Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment. | ||||
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Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Millwrights
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Installation | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Speed of Limb Movement | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. | |||
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Dynamic Strength | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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SolidWorks CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Air compressors | Air compressors | |||
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Alignment telescopes | Telescopes | |||
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Allen wrenches | Hex keys | |||
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Angled feeler gauges | Feeler gauges | |||
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Arbor presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Arc welders | Welders | |||
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Ball peen hammers | Hammers | |||
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Bandsaws | Bandsaw wheel | |||
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Bearing heaters | Induction heaters | |||
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Bearing pullers | Pullers | |||
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Belt sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Bevel protractors | Protractors | |||
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Block and tackle equipment | Blocks or pulleys | |||
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Box end wrenches | Box end wrenches | |||
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Brass hammers | Hammers | |||
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Bucket pumps | Hand pumps | |||
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Cable cutters | Wire or cable cutters | |||
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Carpenters' levels | Levels | |||
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Center punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Chain cutters | Metal cutters | |||
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Chain falls | Hoists | |||
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Chain hoists | Hoists | |||
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Chain wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Chipping hammers | Power chippers | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Cold chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Combination squares | Squares | |||
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Combination wrenches | Combination wrenches | |||
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Comealongs | Pullers | |||
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Core drills | Power drills | |||
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Crowbars | Pry bars | |||
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Cutoff saws | Power saws | |||
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Cylinder hones | Drill bits | |||
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Dead-blow hammers | Hammers | |||
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Depth gauges | Depth gauges | |||
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Depth micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Diagonal cutting pliers | Diagonal cut pliers | |||
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Dial calipers | Calipers | |||
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Dial indicators | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Dies | Taps or dies | |||
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Dividers | Compasses | |||
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Dollies | Dollies | |||
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Drafting compasses | Compasses | |||
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Drift pins | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Electronic levels | Levels | |||
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End mills | Milling cutters | |||
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Filler pumps | Grease guns | |||
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Flare nut wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Flat files | Files | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Gage blocks | Gage block set | |||
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Gas-powered generators | Gas generators | |||
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Gasket cutters | Hose cutter | |||
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Gear lube dispensers | Grease guns | |||
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Gear pullers | Pullers | |||
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Gear shapers | Gear shapers | |||
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Grease guns | Grease guns | |||
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Hammer drills | Power drills | |||
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Hand clamps | Hand clamps | |||
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Hand files | Files | |||
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Handtrucks | Hand trucks or accessories | |||
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Height gauges | Height gauges | |||
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Hoisting hooks | Lifting hooks | |||
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Hole punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Honing stones | Sharpening stones or tools or kits | |||
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Hydraulic cranes | Workshop cranes | |||
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Hydraulic jacks | Jacks | |||
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Hydraulic press frames | Hydraulic press frames | |||
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Hydraulic pumps | Hydraulic pumps | |||
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Inside calipers | Calipers | |||
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Inside micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Inspection mirrors | Magnifiers | |||
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Jig saws | Power saws | |||
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Keyway broaches | Broaching tools | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Laser levels | Levels | |||
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Layout templates | Templates | |||
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Lubrication guns | Oil gun | |||
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Magnetic drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Material-hoisting slings | Slings | |||
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Measuring tapes | Tape measures | |||
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Metal inert gas MIG welders | Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Needlenose pliers | Needlenose pliers | |||
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Nibblers | Nibblers | |||
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Nut splitters | Nut splitters | |||
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Optical squares | Squares | |||
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Outside calipers | Calipers | |||
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Outside micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Overhead cranes | Track cranes | |||
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Overhead hoists | Hoists | |||
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Oxyacetylene torches | Blow torches | |||
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Packing pullers | Pullers | |||
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Parallel blocks | Gage block set | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Pipe cutters | Pipe or tube cutters | |||
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Pipe threading machines | Threading machines | |||
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Pipe wrenches | Pipe wrenches | |||
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Planing machines | Planing machines | |||
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Plasma welders | Plasma welding machinery | |||
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Plumb bobs | Plumb bobs | |||
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Pneumatic needle scalers | Power chippers | |||
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Pneumatic weld flux chippers | Power chippers | |||
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Power chippers | Power chippers | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Power saws | Power saws | |||
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Precision levels | Levels | |||
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Press brakes | Workshop presses | |||
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Prick punches | Metal stamps or punches | |||
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Protective ear muffs | Ear muffs | |||
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Protractors | Protractors | |||
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Pry bars | Pry bars | |||
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Pulleys | Blocks or pulleys | |||
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Putty knives | Putty knives | |||
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Pyrometers | Pyrometers | |||
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Radius gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Ratchet jacks | Jacks | |||
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Reamers | Reamers | |||
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Respirators | Respirators | |||
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Retaining ring pliers | Retaining ring pliers | |||
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Rivet guns | Rivet tools | |||
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Round files | Files | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Scaffolding | Scaffolding | |||
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Scissors | Shears | |||
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Scrapers | Razor knives | |||
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Screw jacks | Jacks | |||
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Scribers | Scribers | |||
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Shaft key wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Sharpening equipment | Sharpening stones or tools or kits | |||
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Sheave gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Shrink rules | Rulers | |||
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Small hole gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Snap gauges | Thickness measuring devices | |||
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Snap ring pliers | Retaining ring pliers | |||
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Socket wrench sets | Socket sets | |||
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Soft face hammers | Hammers | |||
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Soldering guns | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Soldering irons | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Spanner wrenches | Spanner wrenches | |||
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Spiral screw extractors | Screw extractors | |||
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Spot welding equipment | Welding tools | |||
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Steel hammers | Hammers | |||
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Steel squares | Squares | |||
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Straightedges | Straight edges | |||
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Strap wrenches | Strap wrenches | |||
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Stroboscopes | Speed sensors | |||
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Surface grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Table saws | Power saws | |||
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Tachometers | Tachometers | |||
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Tap extractors | Tap extractors | |||
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Taper gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Taper plug gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Taps | Taps or dies | |||
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Teach pendants | Microcontrollers | |||
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Telescoping gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Tension gauges | Tensiometers | |||
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Thread gauges | Thread counters or gauges | |||
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Tin snips | Tinners snips | |||
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Torque multipliers | Torque wrenches | |||
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Torque wrenches | Torque wrenches | |||
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Trammel points | Compasses | |||
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Transfer pumps | Hydraulic pumps | |||
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Transfer punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Transformer welding machines | Welders | |||
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Transit levels | Level sensors or transmitters | |||
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Tube cutters | Pipe or tube cutters | |||
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Tuggers | Hoists | |||
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Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment | Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery | |||
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Turning lathes | Lathes | |||
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Ultrasonic thickness detectors | Ultrasonic examination equipment | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vernier calipers | Calipers | |||
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Vertical milling machines | Milling machines | |||
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Vibration indicators | Vibration testers | |||
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Water levels | Levels | |||
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Welding electrode holders | Electrode holders | |||
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Welding gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Welding ground clamps | Welding tools | |||
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Welding shields | Welding masks | |||
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Wire brushes | Wire brushes | |||
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Workshop bench vises | Bench vises | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Automated Equipment Engineer-Technician | |||
Automated Equipment Engineering Technician | |||
Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician | |||
Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer | |||
Construction Millwright | |||
Field Service Technician | |||
Gear Repairer | |||
Industrial Machine Assembler | |||
Installation Service Representative | |||
Machine Erector | |||
Machine Installer | |||
Machine Mover | |||
Machine Rigger | |||
Machine Set Up Operator | |||
Machine Setter | |||
Machinery Dismantler | |||
Machinery Erector | |||
Machinery Mover | |||
Machinery Rigger | |||
Maintenance Mechanic | |||
Maintenance Millwright | |||
Manufacturer's Service Representative | |||
Manufacturing Millwright | |||
Millwright | |||
Millwright Apprentice | |||
Millwright Instructor | |||
Mover | |||
Plant Changer | |||
Precision Millwright | |||
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