Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Industrial Maintenance Mechanic performs routine maintenance on production equipment such as die casting, plastic manufacturing, food processing, machining and automated woodworking equipment. The job responsibilities include adjusting machines, scheduling preventative maintenance, changing filters, troubleshooting and repairing production machines.
The Industrial Maintenance Mechanic must be able to complete detailed tasks in today`s high speed production environment. The mechanic will read electrical, fluid power and mechanical schematics to ensure machines are operating efficiently.
Award Outcomes
Demonstrate teamwork
Adhere to Occupational Safety & Health Administration (O.S.H.A.) safety guidelines and practices
Identify components that are utilized in the fluid power industry
Apply engineering concepts as they relate to fluid power applications
Employ fluid power best-practices methods when troubleshooting and repairing fluid power systems
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
Utilize calculations as they relate to the design of efficient fluid power applications
Examine engineering design practices as they relate to the transmission of power
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
Instrument fluid power systems
Utilize data acquisition methods when analyzing fluid power application efficiency
Produce engineering drawings and schematics using American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and industry symbols and standards
Use applied physics to investigate power transmission methods
Collaborate with others to create a capstone project that utilizes the engineering portfolio concept
Career Opportunities
Industrial Maintenance Mechanics are employed in the die casting, plastics, food processing, printing, precision metal and woodworking industries. Coursework involves a broad curricula of industrial electricity, hydraulic and pneumatics and blueprint reading. Emphasis will be hands-on training repairing and testing of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.