Maintenance Technical Officer

Working as a Maintenance Technical Officer, employees: develop maintenance schedules and manage projects; develop operational procedures and systems; implement safe working practices and environmental procedures; manage and supervise others and; coordinate work activities of individuals and/or teams.

Summary of Training

Core Units - all required

• Interpret technical drawing
• Perform engineering measurements
• Use hand tools
• Use power tools/hand held operations
• Conduct technical inspection of process plant and equipment
• Test and commission electrical equipment
• Troubleshoot and repair faults in low voltage electrical apparatus and circuits
• Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
• Solve problems in D.C. circuits
• Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment
• Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications
• Solve problems in single and three phase low voltage machines
• Solve problems in single and three phase low voltage electrical apparatus and circuits
• Arrange circuits, control and protection for general electrical installations
• Solve problems in electromagnetic devices and related circuits
• Solve problems in low voltage A.C. circuits
• Terminate cables, cords and accessories for low voltage circuit
• Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures
• Apply Occupational, Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
• Maintain quality systems within the team
• Apply quality systems to work
• Facilitate workplace communication
• Monitor implementation of quality control for production and maintenance
• Monitor and implement environmental site plans and procedures
• Control permit to work operations
• Plan and organise work
• Coordinate team activities
• Manage Work, Health and Safety policy and procedures
• Produce maintenance strategies for generation production plant
• Produce maintenance plans for generation production plant

Elective Units - total value of 1070 weighting points

• Manage an information or knowledge management system
• Lead and manage team effectiveness
• Perform routine manual metal arc welding
• Weld using manual metal arc welding process
• Weld using gas metal arc welding process
• Apply welding principles
• Perform routine gas metal arc welding
• Select welding processes
• Apply safe welding practices
• Use tools for precision work
• Perform equipment condition monitoring and recording
• Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components
• Install and maintain industrial pipe work
• Maintain mechanical valves
• Maintain mechanical pumps
• Repair and fit engineering components
• Conduct single energy source isolation procedures for permit to work
• Perform welding supervision
• Conduct multiple energy source isolation procedures for permit to work
• Manage permit to work system
• Manage commissioning and decommissioning
• Manage quality control procedures
• Monitor power generation plant reliability
• Manage environmental management systems
• Manage operational strategies for power production