Working Life
Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitters require many skills including:
- Working with a variety of specialised tools - lathes, milling machines, grinders
- Working with drilling and milling machines and welding plants
- Knowledge of CNC.
- Interpreting technical drawings and diagrams
- Dismantling, Repair/Make and Fitting of new parts when performing plant maintenance
- Installation of plant and production equipment
- Condition monitoring using modern maintenance techniques
- Report writing of completed repairs
Aspects of Work
- Learning and developing new practical craft-related skills, knowledge and competence
- Working with and learning from experienced craftspersons
- Seeing a job through from start to finish
- Comply with Health and Safety requirements
- Using tools and operating machinery
- Being responsible for controlling or adjusting equipment
- Demonstrate good analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Understanding technical drawings and diagrams
- Being accurate with numbers in counting, measuring and arithmetic
- Being well organised and careful with practical tasks
- Keeping up to date with changing technologies
- Being physically active
- Taking responsibility for own learning, including the allocation of study time
- Working in a noisy environment
- Using tools or machinery to restore/repair/fabricate parts
- Working with control systems
- Passing all your phase exams (theory, practicals skills demonstration)
- Earning as you learn
Qualities -
As a Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitter you will need to be physically active and to be able to work with your hands. An awareness of health and safety and good housekeeping is essential as well as attention to detail.
The Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitter must have the ability to:
- Plan and organise
- Communicate effectively
- Solve problems
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Show a positive attitude
- Recognise the need for good customer relations
- Demonstrate good work practices including time keeping, tidiness, responsibility, quality awareness and safety awareness
- Installation, service, maintenance, fault rectification of process plant, machine tools, power and production equipment
- Component fabrication by Turning, Milling, Welding, Cutting, Machining, Drilling, Reaming and Pipe Fabrication
- Machine setting/adjustment of control system elements, including computerisation and system programming
Specialist Skills
- Precision turning
- Advanced milling
- Coded welding
- CNC machining/programming
- CAM, CAD
- Hydraulics
- Pneumatics
- Electronics
Common Skills
- Workshop practice including: safe use and maintenance of tools and equipment, marking out, drilling, tapping, reaming, rivetting, fasteners, technical drawings and interpretation of 1st and 3rd angle, isometric, oblique and freehand drawings/symbols.
- Safety - hazard avoidance, good workshop practices, basic first aid, fire extinguishers, electrical shocks, lifting, evacuation, basic thermal processes, pattern development, materials, mechanical handling, light fabrication, environmental protection and rational use of energy.
Note: A person wishing to become an apprentice MAMF must pass a colour–vision test approved by SOLAS.
Interests - Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitter - MAMF
This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Realist
Realists are usually interested in 'things' - such as buildings, mechanics, equipment, tools, electronics etc. Their primary focus is dealing with these - as in building, fixing, operating or designing them. Involvement in these areas leads to high manual skills, or a fine aptitude for practical design - as found in the various forms of engineering.
Realists like to find practical solutions to problems using tools, technology and skilled work. Realists usually prefer to be active in their work environment, often do most of their work alone, and enjoy taking decisive action with a minimum amount of discussion and paperwork.
Entry / Progression - Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitter - MAMF
Pay & Salary - Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitter - MAMF
* The lower figures typically reflect starting salaries. Higher salaries are awarded to those with greater experience and responsibility. Positions in Dublin sometimes command higher salaries.
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Useful Contacts - Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitter - MAMF
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Engineers Ireland
- 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge Dublin 4
- (01) 665 1300
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