Maintenance engineers
A Maintenance Engineer is responsible for inspections of the equipment or installations, optimising their functioning, solving structural malfunctions and is also sometimes responsible for the use of equipment / installations. The Maintenance Engineer also records information about the operation of the installation and suggests improvements. The Maintenance Engineer often instigates and coordinates the execution of maintenance activities.
It is the responsibility of the Maintenance Engineer to maintain the installation in an optimal condition and to ensure that maintenance work is carried out safely. The Maintenance Engineer is partly responsible for the reliability of the installations, for uninterrupted production and maximum efficiency. The Maintenance Engineer often fulfils both a directive and executive role. The Maintenance Engineer’s job is to issue alerts and report on installations in order to adjust or improve their functioning.
- The duties of a Maintenance Engineer include:
- Planning and coordinating preventive and corrective maintenance
- Checking and monitoring of business processes
- Correcting (coordinating) errors
- Registering and checking performed maintenance work
- Keeping up with technical resources and contributing to improvement processes.
The Maintenance Engineer’s areas of competence are:
- Mechanics / mechanical engineering (both rotating and static)
- Electrical engineering
- Installation and mechatronics
The Maintenance Engineer also often has knowledge and skills regarding control technology, measurement and control technology, risk analyses and ICT.
