Maintenance Technician
Typical job description:
Maintenance technicians are responsible for the maintenance of fixed and rotating machinery and equipment relating to the manufacture of chemical products. Maintenance technicians find and correct faults in manufacturing equipment and may work in either planned, unplanned or preventative maintenance.
Maintenance technicians usually specialise in one engineering discipline, but may be familiar with the mechanical, electrical and electronic operations of the machinery they are responsible for.
Key Processes:
The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation.
However, it will almost certainly involve:
- planning and scheduling planned and unplanned work;
- diagnosing breakdown problems;
- repairing and maintaining fixed and rotating plant and equipment
Entry Level:
L2 S/NVQ in an Engineering discipline
5 GCSE A*-C / Standard Grades 1 - 3 (3 of these must be in a STEM subject)
Apprenticeship / Modern Apprenticeship at Level 2 in Process Engineering Maintenance
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Pay and conditions:
Salaries start between 18,000GBP and 21,000GBP for qualified technicians.
Experienced technicians can earn between 22,000GBP and 27,000GBP a year.
Senior technicians may earn between 28,000GBP and 32,000GBP.
Although most maintenance technicians work 37 to 39 hours week, this may include shifts and emergency call-out duties.
The working may be indoors in a factory or production plant, or outdoors checking equipment on a building site.
Industry Standard:
L3 S/NVQ Process Engineering Maintenance
L3 Diploma in Operations and Maintenance or similar qualification
Functional / Key / Core Skills - Numeracy, Literacy, IT, Problem Solving and Working with Others L2
Competencies:
- Efficiency Orientation
- Analytical Thinking
- Interpersonal Awareness
- Team working
- Concern for Standards
- Thoroughness
Knowledge needed for the role:
- be interested in machinery and engineering
- have good practical skills for handling tools and instruments
- have good numeracy skills
- have good communication skills
- have computer skills
- understand engineering drawings and principles
- be able to work in an organised way
- be interested in solving problems
- be a good team worker, but with a degree of initiative
- understand legislative requirements
- understand company policies and procedures