Facilities Technician

Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Building Mechanic; Equipment Engineering Technician; Facilities Technician; Maintenance Engineer; Maintenance Journeyman; Maintenance Man; Maintenance Mechanic; Maintenance Specialist; Maintenance Technician; Maintenance Worker

Tasks

• Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
• Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
• Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
• Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.
• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
• Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures.
• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
• Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
• Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures.
• Align and balance new equipment after installation.
• Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
• Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.
• Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.
• Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.

Knowledge

• Mechanical
• Building and Construction
• English Language
• Mathematics
• Production and Processing

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking

Abilities

• Information Ordering
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Manual Dexterity
• Near Vision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Oral Expression
• Visualization
• Control Precision
• Oral Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Finger Dexterity
• Multilimb Coordination
• Written Expression
• Inductive Reasoning
• Category Flexibility
• Flexibility of Closure
• Selective Attention
• Extent Flexibility
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Written Comprehension
• Perceptual Speed
• Static Strength
• Trunk Strength
• Gross Body Coordination
• Gross Body Equilibrium
• Far Vision
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Hearing Sensitivity