What You'll Do

  • Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
  • Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
  • Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Repair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment.
  • Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
  • Advise management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, or suggestions for product improvements.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
  • Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.

Essential Skills

Operations Monitoring 3.88/5
Repairing 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Equipment Maintenance 3.75/5
Troubleshooting 3.75/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.75/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Reading Comprehension 3.12/5
Active Listening 3.12/5
Speaking 3.12/5
Monitoring 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Analytical Thinking, Independence, Initiative

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Oral Comprehension 3.75/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.75/5
Manual Dexterity 3.62/5
Finger Dexterity 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD Circuit evaluation software Computer aided design CAD software Computerized maintenance management system CMMS Database software Email software Internet browser software Maintenance management software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Operating system software Programmable logic controller PLC software Rockwell RSLogix SAP Maintenance Word processing software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.41/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.38/5)
  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.3/5)
  • Independence (High importance: 4.17/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.09/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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