Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Maintainer, Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance Technician (Maintenance Tech), Maintenance Worker
What they do:
Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
On the job, you would:
- Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists.
- Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work.
- Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- design
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
- management
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Technical
- figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work
- planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment
Abilities
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Independence
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Self Control
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Management information systems MIS
- SAP software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
certificate after high school or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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