What skills should a Millwright put on a resume?

O*NET rates Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, and Operations Monitoring among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.

What software should a Millwright list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Autodesk AutoCAD, Computer aided design CAD software, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.

What other job titles cover Millwright work?

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Maintenance Millwright, Millwright Foreman, Millwright Instructor, and Maintenance Mechanic. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Millwright need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 45% reported their level of education as "High School Diploma, or the equivalent". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

Will this resume pass an ATS for a Millwright role?

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Millwright resume example

A resume for a Millwright needs to show the work itself: install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings. Day to day that means work like this: replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts; align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

Maintenance Millwright
Millwright Foreman
Millwright Instructor
Maintenance Mechanic
Millwright Business Representative
Millwright Business Rep
Millwright General Foreman
Precision Millwright
Automated Equipment Engineering Tech
Automated Equipment Tech
Auto Equipment Engineer Tech
Auto Equipment Tech Engineer
Installation Service Rep
Machine Set Up Op
Manufacturer's Service Rep
Automated Equipment Engineer
Automated Equipment Engineering Technician
Automated Equipment Technician

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
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.
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.

23 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
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, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office software
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word
SAP software

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

Adjustable wrenches
Air compressors
Alignment telescopes
Allen wrenches
Angled feeler gauges
Arbor presses
Ball peen hammers
Bandsaws
Bearing heaters
Bearing pullers
Belt sanders
Bevel protractors

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

01Equipment Maintenance
02Installation
03Troubleshooting
04Critical Thinking
05Operations Monitoring
06Repairing
07Operation and Control
08Quality Control Analysis
09Time Management
10Active Listening

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

Mechanical
Mathematics
Building and Construction
Education and Training
Engineering and Technology
Public Safety and Security
English Language
Design

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

45%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
36%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school
9%Some College Courses

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Some Preparation Needed”. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.

Common questions

What does a Millwright do?: Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings. Day to day that includes work like replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts and Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
What skills should a Millwright put on a resume?: O*NET rates Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, and Operations Monitoring among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Millwright list?: Software recorded for this occupation includes Autodesk AutoCAD, Computer aided design CAD software, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Millwright work?: O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Maintenance Millwright, Millwright Foreman, Millwright Instructor, and Maintenance Mechanic. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Millwright need?: In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 45% reported their level of education as "High School Diploma, or the equivalent". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Millwright role?: No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

If this is the job you are aiming at, the guide to tailoring a resume covers how to aim one posting properly, and building and exporting a resume here is free.

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