Plant​/Industrial Equipment Mechanic

Job Overview

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. 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.

• Ensure plant equipment works properly and prevent problems before they happen.
• Draw to-scale diagrams of required products or parts.
• Measure equipment to be ordered using squares, micrometers, lasers, ultrasonic measuring tools, cutting torches, soldering guns, and welding machines.
• Operate hoisting cables, rigging pulleys, and cranes to move the machines they manage.

• GED or high school diploma.
• Technical training at a community college.
• Completion of a 4‑year apprenticeship (if applicable).
• Geometry and Algebra knowledge.
• Mathematics and Physics skills.
• Experience with measuring tools: squares, micrometers, lasers; ultrasonic measuring tools and cutting torches, soldering guns, and welding machines.