Career Description
Maintenance machinists clean, oil,
and maintain the machine tools. They also repair or make new parts
for existing machinery. Skilled manufacturing maintenance technicians
are needed to keep the complex industrial machinery of today’s
manufacturing facilities running smoothly. Their work keeps factories
productive and makes sure that the final product is perfect. Their
work assures that machine operators are safe. A manufacturing
maintenance technician is often responsible for performing entry
level to complex troubleshooting and repair techniques on
manufacturing equipment; electrical/electronic or mechanical systems.
As a technician you will be responsible for analyzing,
troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing complex equipment. To
advance in this career, one should gain proficiency with basic
mechanical/hydraulic and pneumatics concepts related to machine
tools.
Program Information
CLC offers a comprehensive
foundation to get you started as a technician suited to work in any
industrial plant where precision, efficiency, and safety are valued.
You will learn skills in electronics, mechanical systems, and
troubleshooting to become qualified to repair and maintain
computerized equipment. Instruction takes place in a well equipped
shop for a hands-on, practical experience. The diploma you earn from
CLC signifies your preparation for career opportunities.
Accreditation
The Machine Tool Technology program at
Central Lakes College in 2002 received official designation as a
National Institute for Metalworking Skills Accredited Training
Program.
Employment Opportunities
Every industrial plant employs
manufacturing maintenance technicians. Around the world, industries
need skilled maintenance technicians to help factories run better and
stay competitive in our global economy. A CLC graduate technician
with strong mechanical and electrical skills and experience with
Programmable Logic Controls is in demand by international
manufacturers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says a “serious lack
of skilled labor” will grow to 14 million by 2015. Now is the time
to be in such a reduced – and valued – labor pool.
Career Titles
Manufacturing maintenance technician,
development mechanic; experimental mechanic, electrical; maintenance
machinist; maintenance specialist; maintenance technician; trouble
shooter.
Manufacturing Maintenance Technician Diploma Program Planning Form (pdf)
