Maintain mechanical equipment

Description

Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect malfunction. Service, repair, adjust, and test machines, parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical principles. Maintain and repair vehicles meant for cargo, passengers, farming and landscaping.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 6 occupations
  • Optional in 29 occupations
  • Total: 35 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Hydrogenation machine operator
    Hydrogenation machine operators control equipment to process base oils for manufacture of margarine and shortening products. Other titles The following job titles also refer to hyd…
  • Gauger
    Gaugers test oil during the processing and before dispatch. They control pumping systems and regulate the flow of oil into the pipelines. Duties Gaugers typically do the following:…
  • Derrickhand
    Derrickhands guide the positions and movements of drill pipes. They control the automated pipe-handling equipment. They are often responsible for the condition of drilling fluids, …
  • Blanching operator
    Blanching operators remove outer coverings or skins from almonds and nuts in general. They cut leaves and impurities of raw material and control the flow of nuts, seeds, and/or…
  • Oil rig motorhand
    Oil rig motorhands assume responsibility for the engines powering the drilling equipment. They ensure that all other rig equipment operates correctly. Duties Oil rig motorhands typ…
  • Forestry machinery technician
    Forestry machinery technicians maintain and transport forestry machinery. As part of the maintenance of forestry machinery, they make use of specialised software and data reco…

Optional for

  • Petroleum pump system operator
    Petroleum pump system operators tend pumps that keep the circulation of oil and derived products running smoothly. They monitor the flow within the pipes at a refinery and test…
  • Coating machine operator
    Coating machine operators set up and tend coating machines that coat metal products with a thin layer of covering of materials such as lacquer, enamel, copper, nickel, zinc, cadmiu…
  • Plasma cutting machine operator
    Plasma cutting machine operators set up and operate plasma cutting machines designed to cut and shape excess material from a metal workpiece using a plasma torch at a temperature…
  • Solderer
    Solderers‚ operate various equipment and machinery such as gas torches, soldering irons, welding machines, or electric-ultrasonic equipment in order to solder together two or more …
  • Engraving machine operator
    Engraving machine operators set up, programme, and tend engraving machines designed to precisely carve a design in the surface of a metal workpiece by a diamond stylus on the…
  • Spark erosion machine operator
    Spark erosion machine operators set up and tend spark erosion machines designed to cut excess material from a metal workpiece by the use of electrical discharges, or sparks, caused…
  • Land-based machinery operator
    Land-based machinery operators operate specialised equipment and machinery for agricultural production and maintenance of landscape. Duties Land-based machinery operators typicallt…
  • Grinding machine operator
    Grinding machine operators set up, program and control grinding machines, designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen meta…
  • Water jet cutter operator
    Water jet cutter operators set up and operate a water jet cutter, designed to cut excess material from a metal workpiece by using a high-pressure jet of water, or…
  • Mechanical engineering drafter
    Mechanical engineering drafters convert mechanical engineers' designs and sketches into technical drawings detailing dimensions, fastening and assembling methods, and other specifi…
  • Well-digger
    Well-diggers operate drilling machinery and equipment to create and maintain wells for use in extracting ore and other liquids and gases. They record operations, maintain equipment…
  • Surface grinding machine operator
    Surface grinding machine operators set up and tend surface grinding machines designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen m…
  • Cylindrical grinder operator
    Cylindrical grinder operators set up and tend cylindrical grinding machines designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen me…
  • Computer numerical control machine operator
    Computer numerical control machine operators set-up, maintain and control a computer numerical control machine in order to execute the product orders. They are responsible for prog…
  • Baking operator
    Baking operators tend automatic reels or conveyor-type ovens to bake bread, pastries and other bakery products. They interpret work orders to determine the products and the quantit…
  • Lathe and turning machine operator
    Lathe and turning machine operators set up, program and tend lathe and turning machines designed to cut excess metal from a metal workpiece using a hardened cutting tool moved…
  • Brazier
    Braziers operate various equipment and machinery such as torches, soldering irons, fluxes and welding machines in order to join two metal pieces together, by heating, melting and f…
  • Lacquer spray gun operator
    Lacquer spray gun operators operate lacquer spray guns designed to provide otherwise finished metal, wooden or plastic workpieces with a hard, durable finishing coat, through lacqu…
  • Wire weaving machine operator
    Wire weaving machine operators set up and tend wire weaving machines, designed to produce woven metal wire cloth out of the alloys or ductile metal that can be drawn…
  • Milling machine operator
    Milling machine operators set up, program and control milling machines, designed to cut excess material from metal workpieces using a computer-controlled rotary-cutting, milling cu…
  • Rustproofer
    Rustproofers use the proper equipment and machinery to provide metal workpieces with a hard, durable finishing coat, composed of specific chemical formulas, that prevents or delays…
  • Electroplating machine operator
    Electroplating machine operators set up and tend electroplating machines designed to finish and coat the metal workpieces' (such as future pennies and jewelry) surface by using ele…
  • Laser cutting machine operator
    Laser cutting machine operators set up, program and tend laser cutting machines, designed to cut, or rather burn off and melt, excess material from a metal workpiece by directing…
  • Laser beam welder
    Laser beam welders set up and tend laser beam welding machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a laser beam radiating a concentrated heat…
  • Dip tank operator
    Dip tank operators set up and tend dip tanks, which are coating machines, designed to provide otherwise finished work pieces with durable coating by dipping them in a tank…
  • Electron beam welder
    Electron beam welders set up and tend machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a high-velocity electron beam. They monitor the machining proc…
  • Anodising machine operator
    Anodising machine operators set up and tend anodising machines designed to provide otherwise finished metal workpieces, usually aluminum-based, with a durable, anodic oxide, corros…
  • Drilling machine operator
    Drilling machine operators set up, program and control drilling machines, designed to drill holes in workpieces using a computer-controlled, rotary-cutting, multipointed cutting to…
  • Punch press operator
    Punch press operators set up and tend punch presses designed to cut workpieces into their desired shape by propelling a hydraulic ram to punch holes into them with a…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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