Career Details :: Stationary Engineers
Description
Operate and maintain stationary engines and mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.
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
- Cleans equipment, using air hose, brushes, and rags, and drains water from pipes and air reservoir.
- Inspects equipment to determine need for repair, lubrication, or adjustment.
- Tests electrical system to determine voltage, using voltage meter.
- Adjusts controls and valves on equipment to provide power and regulate and set operations of system and industrial processes.
- Adds chemicals or tends equipment to maintain temperature of fluids or atmosphere or to prevent scale buildup.
- Reads dials of temperature, pressure, and ampere gauges and meters to detect malfunctions and ensure specified operation of equipment.
- Lights burners and opens valves on equipment, such as condensers, pumps, and compressors, to prepare system for operation.
- Records temperature, pressure, water levels, fuel consumption, and other data at specified intervals in logbook.
- Lubricates, maintains, and repairs equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Handling and Moving Objects
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Degree of Automation
- Indoors
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
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