Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

Job Task

• Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing and maintaining equipment or components.
• Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment and software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
• Repair and adjust equipment, machines, and defective components, replacing worn parts such as gaskets and seals in watertight electrical equipment.
• Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
• Advise management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, and suggestions for product improvements.
• Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation and for defects such as loose connections and frayed wires.
• Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, and other specifications to determine installation procedures.
• Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, and tests.
• Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use and to analyze malfunctions.
• Maintain inventory of spare parts.
• Consult with customers, supervisors, and engineers to plan layout of equipment and to resolve problems in system operation and maintenance.
• Send defective units to the manufacturer or to a specialized repair shop for repair.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, and repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
• Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
• Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
• Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
• Determine feasibility of using standardized equipment, and develop specifications for equipment required to perform additional functions.
• Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.
• Sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired.
• Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, and equipment according to available specifications.

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