Engineering and manufacturing
Construction equipment maintenance mechanic
Service, maintain and repair the wide range of construction-based equipment used within the construction and allied industries.
Summary
This occupation is found in the construction, plant and tool hire industry as well as allied industries such as rail plant, demolition and quarrying that use construction-based equipment. The broad purpose of the occupation is to service, maintain and repair the wide range of construction-based equipment used within the construction and allied industries such as mobile cranes, excavators, disc cutters, crushers, demolition plant, road-rail equipment, water pumps, telescopic handlers etc. so that they function correctly, safely and efficiently, allowing construction and other projects to be carried out efficiently and on time. This occupation provides a vital support service that is crucial to the prosperity of the country through completion of vital infrastructure projects such a (nuclear) power generation, roads, rail, airports etc.
The construction equipment mechanic checks, services and undertakes basic fault finding activities and will either through their own fault-finding activities or through given instructions, remove, dismantle, repair, assemble and refit a plethora of components, and ensure that the item of plant is fully functional prior to handover to the operational side.
Construction equipment mechanics work not just within construction but also work in other areas including quarrying, demolition, utilities (water/gas/electric etc.), piling, rail, waste/landfill, housing, highways etc... In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with customers, members of the public, supervisors, co-workers, other trades/occupations, supporting occupations, managers, suppliers, safety professionals, manufacturers, administration staff. The mechanic can be mobile, working on-site on a national basis and/or workshop-based undertaking maintenance activities in all weathers. This may include working on their own although subject to overall guidance and direction by others. The work can include weekend and night work to cover breakdowns on roadworks, rail maintenance projects etc.
Construction related environments including site-based, mobile, workshop based in and outdoors in all seasons.. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for ensuring they have the right tools and resources such as oils, lubricants and parts for each task. They analyse problems or defects, identify any repair issues and undertake maintenance tasks whilst applying the correct manufacturer’s technical information required and in conformance with legislative requirements. They work under generic supervision either within a workshop or on site but are expected to be both autonomous and the technical focal point during any maintenance activity.
Typical job titles include
- Maintenance engineer | Mobile engineer | Plant fitter | Plant mechanic | Workshop fitter
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
Types and appropriateness of information sources that would be used to provide repair and maintenance information on construction-based equipment
K2:
Types, uses, core function and operation of construction-based equipment
K3:
Principles, function, operation, application and limitation of energy sources and transmission methods eg. IC power units, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrics
K4:
Principles, function, application and types of components used on relevant equipment including those that provide direction, retardation, movement, power-transmission, heat, light and flow
K5:
Types, applications and limitations of fluids used in construction-based plant including oils/lubricants, cooling/heating and for power/work transmission
K6:
Mechanical principles and efforts that apply to construction-based plant that produce outcomes of work from an energy source
K7:
Aims and compliance requirements of regulations and legislation that apply to the maintenance and repair of construction-based equipment, typically including Health and Safety at Work Act. LOLER, COSH, PUWER
K8:
Company procedures and responsibilities in relation to working with the sector, customer and organisational requirements for working within construction and alongside other colleagues
K9:
Fundamentals of health and safety control equipment, the principles of protection, how they should be used/worn and the different types that are available for specific activities or sectors
K10:
Use of length/height, weight, area, volume, heat, pressure, electrical conductivity etc. for measuring and calculating, what units are used and with what typical types of measuring equipment
K11:
Environmental regulations and considerations for the containment and disposal of waste materials and equipment
K12:
Methods of protecting work and working areas from damage, pollution, ingress of contaminants, inclement weather etc. and from controlling others entering or within the working area
K13:
Working timetables/deadlines, behaviours, technical abilities and working practices effects on customer relations and why
K14:
Methods and procedures for dealing with typical workplace and site-specific emergencies including fire, spillages, injuries and other task-related hazards
K15:
Tools and equipment relevant to tasks on construction-based equipment and why they need to be fit-for-purpose, calibrated, checked before use, maintained, and stored correctly on completion of activities
K16:
Safety requirements for dealing with pressurised systems, hot/cold systems, stored energy and electrical/electronic systems
K17:
Principles of material forming, cutting, shaping, joining and fitting
K18:
Techniques for checks and inspections, why typical components failures and causes of failure of relevant construction-based equipment
K19:
Requirements and hazards of carrying out maintenance and servicing activities on construction and allied sector work environments, including how static and dynamic risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and permit to work systems are devised, implemented and used
K20:
Machines, equipment and components handling, supporting, moving and isolation requirement and methods.
K21:
Different communication and record-keeping methods, when they are used and the consequences of poor communication and record keeping.
K22:
Additional training required for workplace activities typically including. manufacturer’s specific, manual handling, COSHH and other environmental control requirements, working safely courses such as IOSH, CITB, PTS and the requirements of CSCS-badged certification
Technical Educational Products
- ST0805: Construction equipment maintenance mechanic (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0805
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £36,225 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5223/06 Heavy plant maintenance technicians
S1:
Working area preparation including workshop, facility and construction site-based to carry out maintenance activities on construction-based equipment.
S2:
Identify, handle and store required resources, tools and equipment necessary to maintain construction-based equipment, reporting shortages/incomplete stock as appropriate
S3:
Configure, set, rig and prepare the plant or equipment safely and efficiently for the accessing, handling and removal of typical components, including the use of securing, jacking and lifting aids for supporting, securing and handling purposes.
S4:
Disconnect, detach and/or remove a wide range of components and ancillary equipment Safely and efficiently from construction-based equipment, including using lifting, securing and handling aids.
S5:
Dismantle worn, damaged or faulty parts, components and equipment
S6:
Overhaul, repair, renovate or repair worn, damaged or faulty parts, components and equipment
S7:
Replace and reinstate worn, damaged or faulty construction equipment parts
S8:
Assemble, connect, attach and refit a comprehensive range of new of repaired construction-based equipment components and ancillary equipment
S9:
Checks of static and operational performance on repaired construction-based equipment to ensure full safe functional activity prior to handover and re-commissioning to operation
S10:
Basic visual inspections on construction-based equipment both in a workshop, facility and site-based environments to identify potential issues and problems
S11:
Specified testing activities on construction-based equipment both in a workshop, facility and site-based environments that ensure correct and safe functional effectiveness
S12:
Produce one-off components against given information and specifications that requires fabrication and welding activities
S13:
Repair or modify existing components from construction-based equipment which requires heating, welding and brazing
S14:
Install and commission construction-based equipment on site-based environments for operational activities
S15:
Basic fault-finding and diagnostic activities on hydraulic, electric, mechanical and pneumatic systems to identify existing problems on construction-based equipment.
S16:
Complete organisational reports to confirm and document the work activity that was undertaken and inform employer and clients of work progress and problems encountered.
S17:
Source, extract, identify, interpret and apply technical information from workshop-type manuals, given verbal information, organisational and manufacturers’ literature and documentation, both on and off-line
S18:
Working activities in compliance with legislation, regulations, best practice and organisational requirements in the construction, industrial, quarrying, hire, port, mining and other allied environments
Technical Educational Products
- ST0805: Construction equipment maintenance mechanic (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0805
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £36,225 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5223/06 Heavy plant maintenance technicians
B1:
Teamwork and independent working – working and engaging collaboratively and effectively with co-workers of different occupations to achieve requisite results safely and efficiently and safe working, and achieving those results through independence, resourcefulness and ability
B2:
Forming and enhancing customer relationships – as a front-line facing role, creating and maintaining effective working and commercial relationships
B3:
Time management – planning and delivering set tasks within specified targets and timescales
B4:
Assertiveness, confidence and resilience – dealing with unexpected situations, pressure to complete work safely and on time, resolutely advising less-informed parties of realistic completion times and the rationales of the processes involved.
B5:
Respect – dealing equally and fairly with for example, people of different genders, disabilities, backgrounds, races, cultures and creeds; taking care of the environment.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0805: Construction equipment maintenance mechanic (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0805
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £36,225 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5223/06 Heavy plant maintenance technicians
