Industrial Machinery Mechanics

People in this career often have these skills:

• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Hearing Sensitivity - The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Maintain work equipment or machinery.
• Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
• Observe equipment in operation to detect potential problems.
• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.

• Reassemble equipment after repair.
• Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
• Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear.
• Analyze test or performance data to assess equipment operation.
• Record information about parts, materials or repair procedures.
• Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
• Maintain repair or maintenance records.
• Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
• Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
• Operate welding equipment.
• Enter codes or other information into computers.
• Train others in operational procedures.

• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

• Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

• Maintenance Workers, Machinery

• Millwrights

• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

• Machinists

• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators