Maintenance and repair engineer to industrial machinery mechanic
A maintenance and repair engineer already meets 63% of what the industrial machinery mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.9/ 100
1 How much of what an industrial machinery mechanic is expected to do is already part of a maintenance and repair engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the industrial machinery mechanic role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An industrial machinery mechanic role treats 13 of its required skills as things a maintenance and repair engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- electricity
- hydraulics
- inspect industrial equipment
- mechanics
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An industrial machinery mechanic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a maintenance and repair engineer background worth leading with.
- already held install hydraulic systems constructing
- already held inspect industrial equipment constructing
- already held pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held solve technical problems working with computers
- already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
All 18 carried skills, including the 13 the industrial machinery mechanic role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn types of lubricants required
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- still to learn secure working area required
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an industrial machinery mechanic role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 electrical wiring plans study this
- 02 secure working area practise this
- 03 types of lubricants study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held inspect industrial equipment skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held pneumatics knowledge
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held solve technical problems skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held estimate restoration costs skill
- already held install hydraulic systems skill
- already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
- already held record test data skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
84 held skills the industrial machinery mechanic role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
- not needed by the target role communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
- not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data mining methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role design automation components skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
- not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect machinery skill
- not needed by the target role install automation components skill
- not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role lead process optimisation skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
44 further entries not listed here
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn types of lubricants required
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
Other moves recorded from maintenance and repair engineer
Common questions about this move
Can a maintenance and repair engineer become an industrial machinery mechanic?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A maintenance and repair engineer already covers 63% of what an industrial machinery mechanic is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 13 of which the industrial machinery mechanic role treats as required.
What skills does a maintenance and repair engineer need to become an industrial machinery mechanic?
3 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is electrical wiring plans.
How hard is the move from maintenance and repair engineer to industrial machinery mechanic?
Its learning distance is 38.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.