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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

What They Do: Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

Also Called: Building MechanicEquipment Engineering TechnicianFacilities TechnicianMaintenance EngineerMaintenance JourneymanMaintenance ManMaintenance MechanicMaintenance SpecialistMaintenance TechnicianMaintenance Worker

Resource Details

On The Job

  • Core: Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.

  • Core: Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

  • Core: Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.

  • Core: Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.

  • Core: Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.

  • Core: Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

  • Core: Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures.

  • Core: Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.

  • Core: Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.

  • Core: Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures.