Industrial Mechanic

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Machinery installation
• Maintenance
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Service
• Repair
• Willing to relocate
• Overhaul
• Machine set-up

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assemble mechanical equipment
• Assemble stationary industrial machinery
• Coach and instruct apprentices
• Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Construct foundations for machinery
• Repair or replace defective machinery parts
• Supervise other workers
• Fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up
• Perform routine maintenance work on machinery
• Operate machining tools to fabricate parts
• Program programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Installing machinery and equipment
• Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
• Commission systems and components

Experience and specialization

Welding techniques

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated and robotic system
• Conveyor
• Electrical and electronic controls
• Gas compressors
• Hydraulic system
• Industrial and stationary engine
• Power tools
• Press brakes and metalworking equipment
• Pumps and compressors
• Tool grinders
• Welding equipment
• Forklift