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Plant - Industrial Equipment Mechanic
Plant Equipment Mechanics maintain, install, and repair industrial
equipment. To become a plant equipment mechanic you will need at least a GED or
high school diploma coupled with technical training at a community college. To
become a certified mechanic you might also have to complete a 4 year
apprenticeship. In 2000, the average earnings of a Plant Equipment Mechanic
employed by a local government was about
$14.00 an hour. Although most are employed by government agencies, they
can also find jobs in mining companies and the manufacturing industry. Some of
the equipment they work with include escalators, sewer equipment, assembly
lines, and hydraulic systems. It is their job to ensure that the equipment they
oversee works properly and to prevent problems before they happen. A Plant
Equipment Mechanic needs to know Geometry and Algebra, as they will constantly
be working with angles, thickness, and distances. Usually part of their duties
include drawing to-scale diagrams of products or parts that are needed. To
measure the equipment to be ordered, these mechanics commonly use
squares and micrometers.
They also use lasers, ultrasonic measuring tools, cutting torches, soldering
guns, and welding machines. Math and Physics skills are also needed so they can
operate hoisting cables, rigging pulleys and cranes to move the machines they
manage.
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