Profession land-based machinery technician

Land-based machinery technicians maintain, overhaul and repair agricultural equipment and machinery.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Health and safety regulations

  Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.

• Principles of mechanical engineering

  Understand principles of mechanical engineering, physics, and materials science.

• Mechanical tools

  Understand machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

• Hydraulics

  The power transmission systems that use the force of flowing liquids to transmit power.

Skills

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

• Repair equipment on site

  Identify malfunctions and repair or replace multi-media, audio-visual and computer systems, hardware and equipment on site.

• Assemble machines

  Assemble machines according to instructions and specifications.

• Maintain agricultural machinery

  Maintain agricultural facilities and equipment in order to ensure that it is clean and in safe, working order. Perform routine maintenance on equipment and adjust or repair when necessary, using hand and power tools. Replace defective parts components or systems.

• Inspect machinery

  Check machine equipment for proper performance and detect faults and malfunctions. Diagnose malfunctions using testing equipment to determine the required repair.

• Diagnose fuel systems

  Diagnose and repair fuel systems on agricultural equipment.

• Manoeuvre heavy trucks

  Drive, manoeuvre and park tractors, trailers and lorries on roads, around tight corners, and in parking spaces.

• Drive agricultural machines

  Drive tractors, forklifts and other vehicles to transport crops. Move equipment in fields and around buildings, making the appropriate adjustments and maneuvers.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB