Their skills must range from blueprint reading and pouring concrete to diagnosing and solving mechanical problems. The millwright's responsibilities begin when machinery arrives at the job site. The new equipment must be unloaded, inspected, and then moved into position. To lift and move light machinery, millwrights may use rigging and hoisting devices such as pulleys and cables. In other cases, they require the help of hydraulic lift-truck or crane operators to put the machinery in place.
Millwrights often decide what to use for moving machinery.
Therefore, they must know how much ropes, cables, hoists, and cranes can hold. New machinery sometimes requires a new foundation. Millwrights either personally make the foundation or supervise its construction. They must know how to read blueprints and work with building materials such as concrete, wood, and steel. When putting together machinery, millwrights follow manufacturers' blueprints and drawings.