millwright
Industrial equipment technician
A millwright is a skilled tradesperson who installs, maintains, and repairs industrial machinery.
The term originated with workers who built and serviced grain mills, but modern millwrights work on factory equipment, conveyor systems, turbines, and other heavy machinery: The millwright aligned the new press and bolted it to the floor.
Rotating shaping machine
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- turbinesBlade-driven power converters
- conveyorsMechanisms that move items
pulleys · motors · compressors · driveshafts · couplings · pumps · valves · cylinders
Qualified trade worker
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- tradesmanSkilled manual worker
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- unionJoining into one
certification · vocational · industrial · blue-collar · toolbox · workbench · safety · hardhat
Subtractive metalworking process
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
grinding · fitting · pipefitting · boilermaking · blacksmithing · brazing · milling · drilling
Correct relative positioning
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- hoistingRaising with effort
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
positioning · anchoring · foundation · crane · scaffolding · shimming · bolting · torque
Millionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- measurementDetermining size or amount
alignment · calibration · vernier · specifications · adjustment · finetuning · accuracy · trueness
Systematic fault diagnosis
- repairRestore to working order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
downtime · breakdown · diagnostics · replacement · rebuild · servicing · wear · greasing
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- turbinesBlade-driven power converters
conveyors · pulleys · motors · compressors · driveshafts · couplings · pumps · valves · cylinders · hydraulics
journeyman
Qualified trade worker
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- tradesmanSkilled manual worker
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
union · certification · vocational · industrial · blue-collar · toolbox · workbench · safety · hardhat · contractor
machining
Subtractive metalworking process
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
cutting · grinding · fitting · pipefitting · boilermaking · blacksmithing · brazing · milling · drilling · threading
alignment
Correct relative positioning
mounting · positioning · anchoring · foundation · crane · scaffolding · shimming · bolting · torque · calibration
micrometer
Millionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- gaugeStandard of measurement
measurement · alignment · calibration · vernier · specifications · adjustment · finetuning · accuracy · trueness · dimensional
troubleshooting
Systematic fault diagnosis
- repairRestore to working order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
inspection · downtime · breakdown · diagnostics · replacement · rebuild · servicing · wear · greasing · oiling
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- apprenticeshipapprentice, trainee, intern, novice, mentee
- skilled tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, welder
- tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, welder, mason
- tradespeopleelectrician, plumber, carpenter, painter, bricklayer
millwrightelectrician
Wiring installation specialist
plumber · pipefitter · HVAC technician · electronics technician · welder
millwrightoffice worker
Indoor professional employee
white-collar worker · bureaucrat · accountant · clerk · academic