In many different types of operations, including power plants, petrochemical processing, and refining plants, and in other similar types of operations, an industrial millwright is a critical position. These professionals are also known as industrial mechanics in other locations around the world, and they are essential for installing, assembling, repairing, and dismantling system within these plants and facilities.
Millwrights have extensive training and experience in working with turbines, rotating equipment, systems with moving parts and components. They also tend to specialize in one industry or another, and hiring a company with a focus on providing service to one industrial sector, such as the petrochemical industry, ensures a full understanding of the equipment and systems used in the type of application.
Hiring the Right Company
For most small and large types of operations, hiring a company that supplies professionals for specific aspects of plant setup or maintenance is the most cost-effective option. This allows the petrochemical company to choose a service that hires the best millwrights, without having to carry these professionals on their payroll.
By contracting the services of an industrial millwright or a team of millwrights for a specific part of maintenance, repair, retrofits, or assembly and installation, the plant has the benefit of all the experience and expertise without any of the hassle of interviewing, checking and on boarding.
This is particularly important when replacing large turbines and rotary equipment components for new or current systems. The industrial millwright is essential in managing the lift operation to position these new or replacement parts and also ensure they are correctly installed to meet both operational and safety standards.
An experienced millwright can make a very difficult job seem easy. In working with a top contractor providing these professionals power plants and petrochemical plants can actually save money by reducing downtime and problems during work on their systems.
