Farm Equipment Mechanic / Service Technician

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Agricultural Mechanic (Ag Mechanic); Agricultural Service Technician (Ag Service Tech); Dairy Service Technician (Dairy Service Tech); Farm Equipment Mechanic; Farm Equipment Service Technician (Farm Equipment Service Tech); Field Mechanic; Field Technician (Field Tech); Mechanic; Service Technician (Service Tech); Tractor Mechanic

Tasks

• Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.
• Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.
• Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
• Record details of repairs made and parts used.
• Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
• Clean and lubricate parts.
• Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
• Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.
• Tune or overhaul engines.
• Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery.
• Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.
• Repair bent or torn sheet metal.

Knowledge

• Mechanical
• Customer and Personal Service
• Computers and Electronics
• English Language
• Engineering and Technology
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Production and Processing

Skills

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

Abilities

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