Career Details :: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Description
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems.
Experience
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
Tasks
- Confers with operators and observes, tests, and evaluates operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction.
- Repairs and replaces electrical wiring and components of machinery.
- Enters codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.
- Repairs, replaces, adjusts, and aligns components of machinery and equipment.
- Disassembles machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
- Examines parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
- Records repairs and maintenance performed.
- Cleans and lubricates parts, equipment, and machinery.
- Test-runs repaired machinery and equipment to verify adequacy of repairs.
- Fabricates replacement parts.
- Welds to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, and assemble new equipment.
- Orders or requisitions parts and materials.
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- Mechanical Inspectors
- Well and Core Drill Operators
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Degree of Automation
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
Related Majors
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