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O*NET detailed work activityMaintain production or processing equipment
Stays humanHands-on work
38 jobs42 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Maintain tools or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 42 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.
- Install, maintain, or repair hoses, pumps, filters, or screens to maintain processing equipment, using hand tools.
- Clean and maintain equipment, including replacing etching and rinsing solutions and cleaning bath containers and work area.
- Repair and maintain metal forms and equipment, using hand tools, sledges, and bars.
- Maintain production equipment and machinery.
- Change charts in recording meters.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines or replacing broken needles.
- Maintain machines and remove and replace broken or worn machine tools, using hand tools.
- Maintain and repair equipment, or report malfunctioning equipment to supervisors so that repairs can be scheduled.
- Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
- Perform basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and make minor repairs to equipment.
- Clean or maintain products, machines, or work areas.
- Perform minor machine maintenance, such as oiling or cleaning machines, dies, or workpieces, or adding coolant to machine reservoirs.
- Clean, adjust, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- Clean and maintain tools and equipment, using solvents, brushes, and rags.
- Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration.
- Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
- Perform equipment maintenance tasks such as replacing needles, sanding rough areas of needles, or cleaning and oiling sewing machines.
- Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.
- Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
- Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
- Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
- Maintain, repair, and lubricate equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.
- Clean and maintain tanks, filter beds, and other work areas, using hand tools and power tools.
- Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.
- Perform maintenance work such as cleaning and oiling machines.
- Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
- Make minor repairs, lubricate, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
- Clean or maintain photoprocessing or darkroom equipment, using ultrasonic equipment or cleaning and rinsing solutions.
- Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, using scrapers, solvents, air hoses, oil, and hand tools.
- Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.
- Provide assistance to plumbers in repairing or replacing water, sewer, or waste lines, and in daily maintenance activities.
- Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.
- Perform machine maintenance, such as cleaning and oiling equipment, and repair or replace worn or defective parts.
- Repair, replace, and maintain furnace equipment as needed, using hand tools.
- Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools.
- Perform equipment maintenance, such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.