INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY MECHANIC

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Analyze test results, machine error messages, and information obtained from operators in order to diagnose equipment problems.
• 2) Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.
• 3) Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
• 4) Examine parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear.
• 5) Observe and test the operation of machinery and equipment in order to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters and other testing devices.
• 6) Operate newly repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
• 7) Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.
• 8) Repair and maintain the operating condition of industrial production and processing machinery and equipment.
• 9) Repair and replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery and equipment.
• 10) Study blueprints and manufacturers’ manuals to determine correct installation and operation of machinery.
• 11) Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, and assemble new equipment.
• 12) Demonstrate equipment functions and features to machine operators.
• 13) Enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.
• 14) Record parts and materials used, and order or requisition new parts and materials as necessary.
• 15) Record repairs and maintenance performed.

Activities:

• 1) Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
• 2) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• 3) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• 4) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 5) Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
• 6) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• 7) Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• 8) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• 9) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• 10) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• 11) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• 12) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 13) Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• 14) Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
• 15) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• 16) Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• 17) Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Abilities:

• 1) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• 2) Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• 3) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• 4) 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.
• 5) 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.
• 6) Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 7) 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.
• 8) 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).
• 9) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 10) Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• 11) Hearing Sensitivity — The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
• 12) Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• 13) Auditory Attention — The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
• 14) Wrist-Finger Speed — The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• 15) Explosive Strength — The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
• 16) Dynamic Strength — The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
• 17) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 18) Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• 19) Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• 20) Gross Body Equilibrium — The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
• 21) 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.
• 22) Sound Localization — The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.
• 23) Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• 24) Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• 25) Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without ‘giving out’ or fatiguing.
• 26) Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Knowledge

• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.