Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

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Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.

Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.

Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery.

Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.

Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.

Record repairs and maintenance performed.

Examine parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.

Operate newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.

Observe and test the operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters or other testing devices.

Record parts or materials used and order or requisition new parts or materials, as necessary.

Analyze test results, machine error messages, or information obtained from operators to diagnose equipment problems.

Study blueprints or manufacturers' manuals to determine correct installation or operation of machinery.

Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, or assemble new equipment.

Enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.

Demonstrate equipment functions and features to machine operators.

Acetylene torches

Adjustable widemouth pliers

Adjustable wrenches

Air compressors

Airhammer chisels

Airpowered descaling drills

Airpowered descaling turbines

Alignment scopes

Alignment tools

Allen wrenches

Ammeters

Angled feeler gauges

Aviation snips

Bandsaws

Bearing bridge gauges

Bearing heating ovens

Block and tackle equipment

Boring tools

Brass hammers

Brazing equipment

Broaching machines

Burnishing wheels

Calipers

Chain falls

Chain hoists

Channel lock pliers

Combination wrenches

Cutting dies

Cutting machines

Cylindrical grinders

Cylindrical procedures squares

Desktop computers

Dial calipers

Drill presses

Electric rotary wire brushes

Emery wheels

Engine lathes

Equipment rollers

Facing machines

Feeler gauges

Flange facing machines

Flat files

Flow meters

Forklifts

Gas welding equipment

Gauges

Grease guns

Grinding wheels

Half-round files

Hammers

Hand pumps

Handsaws

Hex wrenches

Hoists

Hydraulic pullers

Hydraulic squeezers

Hydrostatic testers

Impact wrenches

Inside micrometers

Jacks

Jigs

Ladders

Lapping wheels

Laser measuring equipment

Laser printers

Lathes

Level gauges

Levels

Magnetic retrievers

Metal cutting taps

Metal inert gas MIG welders

Micrometers

Milling machines

Multimeters

Needlenose pliers

Optical measuring equipment

Oscilloscopes

Outside micrometers

Personal computers

Phillips head screwdrivers

Pinchbars

Pipe threaders

Pipe wrenches

Plasma cutters

Plumb bobs

Pneumatic hammers

Portable welding equipment

Power drills

Power grinders

Power sanders

Power saws

Power wrenches

Precision grinders

Precision levels

Precision squares

Pressure gauges

Programmable logic controllers PLC

Pry bars

Punch presses

Punches

Ambition. Start building and repairing everything you can get your hands on. If you break it worse, it can still be fixed. Really strive to understand how it works on a component level.

On a great day, the machines run themselves, and everyone is happy. The mail gets out on time, and you have a majority of free time to further your knowledge and catch up on preventative maintenance.

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