| What He Does
 Millwrights
install conveyor systems, escalators, giant
electrical turbines and generators. Millwrights install and do
maintenance on machinery in factories, and do much of the precision
work in nuclear power plants. Millwrights are skilled construction
mechanics who study and interpret blueprints, and then put their
knowledge and expertise to work drilling, welding, bolting and doing
whatever else is necessary to assure that the cogs of industry are
put in perfect working order.
Working Conditions
Although millwrights work
indoor much of the time on installation and maintenance work. Their
duties also involve working on the outside of buildings and other
structures, in situations often requiring the use of scaffolding.
Quite often millwrights are required to work split shifts, overtime
and to travel long distance for work. There isn’t any travel
allowance. Millwrights work with a variety hand and portable power
tools, and frequently cut, join and fasten construction materials
using welding equipment and oxy-acetylene torches. |
