According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements. | 77% |
| Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules. | 77% |
| Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance. | 77% |
| Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers. | 77% |
| Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment. | 76% |
| Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors. | 75% |
| Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures. | 75% |
| Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions. | 74% |
| Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts. | 74% |
| Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs. | 74% |
| Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel. | 73% |
| Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies. | 72% |
| Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs. | 72% |
| Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures. | 72% |
| Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors. | 72% |
| Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings. | 72% |
| Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results. | 71% |
| Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use. | 70% |
| Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures. | 69% |
| Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work. | 67% |
| Develop or implement electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems. | 67% |
| Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs. | 61% |
