Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Manufacturing Support Technician Level II occupational certificate will provide students with the skills needed to build a base knowledge of manufacturing equipment, operating practices, and is generally suited for more advanced level positions. This award introduces industry practices and procedures, hydraulic control circuits, pneumatic control circuits, industrial electricity, ladder logic, relay control circuits, electrical motor operation, electrical motor control circuits, human machine interface (HMI), and programmable logic controls. Graduates can use the knowledge gained within this award to build upon future manufacturing career paths, leading to higher-level positions within manufacturing support, production support, fluid power, and maintenance mechanic fields.
Award Outcomes
Demonstrate teamwork
Demonstrate safe shop safety practices
Explain key terms and concepts and the importance of safety-related work practices
Solve fluid power mathematical formulas
Construct fluid power circuits
Identify components that are utilized in the fluid power industry
Experiment with various components utilized in the fluid power industry
Solve electrical mathematical formulas
Construct electrical circuits
Utilize tools to examine and troubleshoot electrical circuits
Apply National Electrical Manufacturers Association (N.E.M.A.) and International Electrotechnical Commission (I.E.C.) electrical standards and practices as they relate to electrical concepts and equipment
Develop programmable logic controller (PLC) programs using Boolean algebra methods and computer software applications
Integrate electrical, programmable logic controller (PLC), and electronic hardware with motion control components
Incorporate human machine interface (HMI) technologies with fluid power applications
Career Opportunities
Graduates can expect to attain positions within industries including, material handling and processing, heavy equipment, plant production support, and fluid power distribution. These opportunities exist within large and small companies in local, national, and international markets.