Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline - Electrical and mechanical engineering maintenance technician

Knowledge

K1: Sectors in which engineering maintenance takes place. Impact of sector on maintenance activities. Back to Duty

K2: Maintenance disciplines and functional areas and how they work together. Back to Duty

K3: Individual maintenance technician's roles and responsibilities. Escalation procedures. Back to Duty

K4: Business operation considerations: quality, cost, delivery, and ethical practices. Back to Duty

K5: Planning, prioritisation, organisation, and time management techniques. Back to Duty

K6: Equipment life cycle considerations. Back to Duty

K7: Maintenance strategies: planned preventative maintenance (PPM), condition-based maintenance (CBM), scheduled maintenance, total productive maintenance (TPM), breakdown and run to failure maintenance. Back to Duty

K8: Health and safety regulations – key features and impact on role: ATEX - safety requirements for workplaces and equipment used in explosive atmospheres, Control of Asbestos Regulations, Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations, Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR), Display Screen Equipment Regulations (DSE), Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA), Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER), Management of Health and Safety at Work, Manual Handling Operations Regulations, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER), The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), Working at Height Regulations, Working in Confined Spaces Regulations, Workplace (health, safety, and welfare) Regulations. Back to Duty

K9: Work environment hazards and risks. Risk assessments. Back to Duty

K10: Safe systems of work. Back to Duty

K11: Personal protective equipment (PPE): selection, use, and care. Back to Duty

K12: Asset security requirements. Back to Duty

K13: Environmental regulations and standards – impact on role: Environmental Management Systems standard, Environmental Protection Act, and Hazardous Waste Regulations. Back to Duty

K14: The UK's net zero commitment. Principles of sustainability. Back to Duty

K15: Recycling and waste management requirements. Back to Duty

K16: Emergency incident and response procedures. Back to Duty

K17: Algebraic methods. Trigonometric methods and standard formulae to determine areas and volumes. Statistical methods to display data (mean, mode, median). Elementary calculus techniques: coefficient, gradient of a curve, rate of change. Back to Duty

K18: Properties of engineering materials and impact on use. Back to Duty

K19: Sources of engineering information. Back to Duty

K20: Engineering maintenance standards - British (BSI) and International (ISO). Back to Duty

K21: Engineering representations, sketches, drawings, and graphical information conventions. Back to Duty

K22: Quality management systems. Back to Duty

K23: Standard operating procedures (SOPs): what they are and why they are important. Back to Duty

K24: Foreign material exclusion requirements. Back to Duty

K25: Documentation requirements: documentation control, auditable records. Back to Duty

K26: Continuous improvement (CI) systems and techniques. Back to Duty

K27: Team working principles. Back to Duty

K28: Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Back to Duty

K29: Verbal communication methods and techniques. Engineering maintenance terminology. Back to Duty

K30: Written communication techniques. Back to Duty

K31: Digital and information technology to support engineering maintenance. General data protection regulation (GDPR). Cyber security. Back to Duty

K32: Industry 4.0 - the integration of physical systems with internet connectivity and cloud computing: technologies, systems, and benefits. Back to Duty

K57: Electrical and mechanical. Electricity at Work regulations. IET wiring regulations. Back to Duty

K58: Electrical and mechanical. Electrical isolation and deisolation requirements: lockout tagout and testing for dead. Back to Duty

K59: Electrical and mechanical. Principles of single phase and three-phase equipment, plant, and systems, the operation of motors and generators, and the use of monitoring and protection equipment. Back to Duty

K60: Electrical and mechanical. Electrical engineering principles: circuit terminology, Ohm’s Law, transformer theory, and power calculations. Back to Duty

K61: Electrical and mechanical. Functions and applications of electrical circuits. Back to Duty

K62: Electrical and mechanical. Types of diagrams used to represent circuits; symbols and abbreviations used to represent components in electrical schematics. Back to Duty

K63: Electrical and mechanical. Different types of cables; their specifications and application. Back to Duty

K64: Electrical and mechanical. Cable termination methods. Back to Duty

K65: Electrical and mechanical. Electrical plant, equipment, and systems maintenance requirements: removing and replacing parts, inspecting, testing, setting up, adjusting, cleaning, and functional testing. Back to Duty

K66: Electrical and mechanical. Electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment application, operation, care and calibration requirements. Back to Duty

K67: Electrical and mechanical. Common electrical plant, equipment, and systems failure modes. Back to Duty

K68: Electrical and mechanical. Electrical fault-finding and rectification techniques; diagnostic equipment. Back to Duty

K69: Electrical and mechanical. Problem solving and critical reasoning techniques. Back to Duty

K70: Electrical and mechanical. Isolation and deisolation of connected services considerations and requirements. Back to Duty

K71: Electrical and mechanical. Mechanical principles, terminology, and calculations: stress, strains, bending moment, heat transfer, fluid dynamics. Back to Duty

K72: Electrical and mechanical. Function and application of mechanical elements of plant and equipment. Back to Duty

K73: Electrical and mechanical. Pneumatic and hydraulic system principles: Air compressors, hydraulic pumps, filters, regulators, lubricators. Back to Duty

K74: Electrical and mechanical. Mechanical maintenance requirements and techniques: removing and replacing parts, inspecting, testing, setting up, adjusting, cleaning, and lubricating. Back to Duty

K75: Electrical and mechanical. Mechanical maintenance tools and equipment application, operation, care, and calibration requirements. Back to Duty

K76: Electrical and mechanical. Common maintenance problems relating to mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. Back to Duty

K77: Electrical and mechanical. Mechanical maintenance fault-finding and rectification techniques; diagnostic equipment. Back to Duty

K78: Electrical and mechanical. Bench fitting techniques: cutting threads, mechanical fitting, and joining. Back to Duty

K79: Electrical and mechanical. Different types of mechanical fasteners and their uses. Back to Duty

K80: Electrical and mechanical. Types of diagrams used to represent mechanical installations and assemblies; symbols and abbreviations used to represent parts in diagrams. Back to Duty

Skills

S1: Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations. Back to Duty

S2: Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks. Back to Duty

S3: Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables. Back to Duty

S4: Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios. Back to Duty

S5: Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined. Back to Duty

S6: Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks. Back to Duty

S7: Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures. Back to Duty

S8: Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH. Back to Duty

S9: Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets. Back to Duty

S10: Follow emergency incident and response procedures. Back to Duty

S11: Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste. Back to Duty

S12: Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste. Back to Duty

S13: Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance. Back to Duty

S14: Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures. Back to Duty

S15: Apply foreign material exclusion procedures. Back to Duty

S16: Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage. Back to Duty

S17: Reinstate the work area. Back to Duty

S18: Apply team working principles. Back to Duty

S19: Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. Back to Duty

S20: Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility. Back to Duty

S21: Record information. Back to Duty

S22: Produce or amend documents. For example, handover notes and reports. Back to Duty

S23: Identify and highlight issues (red pen), with technical drawings. Back to Duty

S24: Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements. Back to Duty

S25: Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions. Back to Duty

S26: Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities. Back to Duty

S44: Electrical and mechanical. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead. Back to Duty

S45: Electrical and mechanical. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services isolation and deisolation. Back to Duty

S46: Electrical and mechanical. Select, check, and use electrical and mechanical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment. Back to Duty

S47: Electrical and mechanical. Use electrical and mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques. Back to Duty

S48: Electrical and mechanical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques. Back to Duty

S49: Electrical and mechanical. Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels. Back to Duty

S50: Electrical and mechanical. Remove and replace electrical parts. Back to Duty

S51: Electrical and mechanical. Prepare and terminate electrical cables. Back to Duty

S52: Electrical and mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust electrical aspects of plant. Back to Duty

S53: Electrical and mechanical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris. Back to Duty

S54: Electrical and mechanical. Conduct functional testing. Back to Duty

S55: Electrical and mechanical. Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps. Back to Duty

S56: Electrical and mechanical. Remove and replace mechanical parts. Back to Duty

S57: Electrical and mechanical. Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals. Back to Duty

S58: Electrical and mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant. Back to Duty

S59: Electrical and mechanical. Lubricate mechanical assemblies. Back to Duty

S60: Electrical and mechanical. Apply bench fitting techniques. Back to Duty

Behaviours

B1: Prioritise safe working practices. For example, risk aware, minimise risks, and proactively work towards preventing accidents. Back to Duty

B2: Consider sustainability when using resources and carrying out tasks. Back to Duty

B3: Take ownership for the delivery and quality of own work. For example, self-motivated, disciplined in the approach to work tasks, and work carried out in line with standards. Back to Duty

B4: Team-focus to meet work goals and support inclusivity. For example, support others, show respect to others, and create and maintain productive working relationships. Back to Duty

B5: Committed to continued professional development to maintain and enhance competence. Back to Duty