Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
What you’d do
- 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.
- Lubricate or apply adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment according to specified procedures.
- Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications.
- Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations.
- Collaborate with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts, or equipment.
- Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
Skills that matter
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
How to get there
Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree
Also called
- Maintainer
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Technician (Maintenance Tech)
- Maintenance Worker
- Lubricator
- Machine Repairer
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