Industrial Mechanic

Area of operation

Industrial mechanics work in the areas of manufacturing, maintenance and monitoring of technical systems. They are active in installing, retrofitting and commissioning production facilities. Typical operation areas are maintenance, machine and plant construction, industrial engineering and precision mechanics.
Training time: 3.5 years

Job skills

Industrial mechanics

• work independently, taking appropriate instructions and safety regulations into account
• adjust their work according to up-  and downstream functional units
• set up workstations
• organize and control production flows and processes
• communicate appropriately according to the situation with internal and external customers
• control and document maintenance and assembly work with consideration for operational quality management systems
• manufacture components and assemblies, and assemble them to technical systems
• assess and document errors in technical systems and their causes
• repair technical systems
• retrofit machines and systems
• conduct preventive maintenance and inspections
• select testing methods and equipment
• consign technical systems to customers and familiarize them with the equipment
• ensure the operational capability of technical systems
• test and upgrade control engineering components
• follow business processes and apply quality management systems in the operational area