Construction Millwright Interview Questions

16 Tell me about the last time you performed routine maintenance on equipment. How did you determine when and what type of work was needed?
17 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
18 What is the most challenging part of signaling crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline? Have you developed your own system?
19 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
20 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
21 Tell me how you would level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
22 In your experience, what is the key to developing a good team? (Look for how they build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.)
23 When is the last time you moved machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks? How often do you do this type of work?
24 Tell me about your last experience doing repair work. How did you determine what tools you needed?
25 Tell me about a time when you successfully determined the cause of an operating error at your company and solved the problem.
26 What have you found to be the best way to assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools?
27 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
28 Share an experience in which you successfully coordinated with others. How about a coordination effort that was not as successful?
29 Describe an experience when you positioned steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
30 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?