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Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

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What do Maintenance Workers, Machinery do?

  • Inspect or test damaged machine parts, and mark defective areas or advise supervisors of repair needs.
  • Lubricate or apply adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment, according to specified procedures.
  • Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications.
  • Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists.
  • Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
  • Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
  • Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations.
  • Collaborate with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts, or equipment.
  • Inventory and requisition machine parts, equipment, and other supplies so that stock can be maintained and replenished.
  • Transport machine parts, tools, equipment, and other material between work areas and storage, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
  • Collect and discard worn machine parts and other refuse in order to maintain machinery and work areas.
  • Clean machines and machine parts, using cleaning solvents, cloths, air guns, hoses, vacuums, or other equipment.
  • Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work.
  • Start machines and observe mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems.
  • Replace or repair metal, wood, leather, glass, or other lining in machines, or in equipment compartments or containers.
  • Remove hardened material from machines or machine parts, using abrasives, power and hand tools, jackhammers, sledgehammers, or other equipment.
  • Measure, mix, prepare, and test chemical solutions used to clean or repair machinery and equipment.
  • Replace, empty, or replenish machine and equipment containers such as gas tanks or boxes.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Abrasive stones
  • Abrasive drums
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Welders
  • Bandsaw wheel
  • Power saws
  • Workshop presses
  • Power buffers
  • Hoists
  • Compressed air gun
  • Power saws
  • Deburring equipment
  • Calipers
  • Gauges or inspection fixtures
  • Taps or dies
  • Dollies
  • Drill bits
  • Workshop presses
  • Ear plugs
  • Forklifts
  • Grease guns
  • Power grinders
  • Saws
  • Hammers
  • Hard hats
  • Hoists
  • Hold down clamps
  • Drill bits
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Pneumatic hammer
  • Jacks
  • Ladders
  • Grinders
  • Lathes
  • Levels
  • Lockout devices
  • Metal cutters
  • Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
  • Micrometers
  • Milling machines
  • Blow torches
  • Personal computers
  • Threading machines
  • Plumb bobs
  • Power buffers
  • Power drills
  • Power grinders
  • Power saws
  • Power saws
  • Punches or nail sets or drifts
  • Reamers
  • Respirators
  • Slings
  • Rivet tools
  • Rulers
  • Safety harnesses or belts
  • Safety glasses
  • Scaffolding
  • Screwdrivers
  • Shears
  • Tangent benders
  • Hammers
  • Socket sets
  • Soldering irons or guns
  • Welding tools
  • Straight edges
  • Straight edges
  • Taps or dies
  • Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery
  • Calipers
  • Welding or cutting tips
  • Workshop cranes

Technology used

  • Word processing software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Data base user interface and query software