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Industrial Maintenance


Industrial Maintenance Career Pathway

Ohio Wages as reported on makingohio.com. Click on “+” for Job Requirements.

Entry-Level High School Diploma/GED

Job requirements include:
  • Operate and care for tools and equipment including: hand tools, measuring devices, and precision instruments
  • Comfortable in a manufacturing environment

Adult CTE certification (1-year) or Community College Certificate

Job requirements include:
  • Basic Welding Materials handling, rigging, crane operation maintenance, and safety
  • Machine Maintenance
  • Read multimeter and measure voltage, current, and resistance

Associate Degree or Apprenticeship

Job requirements include:
  • Adhere to mechanical power transmission/ electrical and control system safety rules
  • Install and align power transmission system, gear drivers, and bearings
  • General knowledge of PLC and Ladder Logic

Associate Degree or Apprenticeship

Job requirements include:
  • Leadership and Communication Skills
  • Adjust limit switches and electronic systems
  • Select, install, and test AC and DC electric motors
  • Replace electrical control wiring using terminal or solder attachments

Previous education requirements as well as specific technical training and/or extensive work experience

Job requirements include:
  • Computers and electronics
  • Robotics and Automation
  • Robotics Welding
  • Precision Instrumentation
  • Heavy equipment installation, alignment, maintenance and repair
  • Process Manufacturing

Previous education requirements as well as specific technical training and/or extensive work experience

Job requirements include:
  • Robotics and Automation
  • Heavy equipment installation, alignment, maintenance and repair
  • Remanufacturing, tear down and rebuild
  • Process Manufacturing

Previous education requirements as well as specific technical training and/or extensive work experience

Job requirements include:
  • Rigging and Crane Operation
  • Leadership and project management; ability to serve as a team leader
  • Troubleshoot advanced maintenance issues and complete complex repairs

Previous education requirements as well as on-the-job training / Bachelor’s Degree

Job requirements include:
  • Knowledge of math, physics, statistics and others
  • Product/Process Design
  • Quality Control/ Assurance
  • Automated Systems and Control

Previous education requirements as well as on-the-job training / Bachelor’s Degree

Job requirements include:
  • Ability to manage teams
  • Ability to manage operations, budgets and more
  • Credentials as required by employer
  • All previous requirements


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SkillsCommons Training Materials

Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) (PowerPoint Presentation)
The Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) learning materials provide a context for understanding the applications for and the hardware making up the modern PLC commonly used in industrial, commercial, and residential areas.

Programmable Controls I (Hybrid/Blended Course)
The course is a study of the installation, programming and troubleshooting of programmable controlled systems currently used in an industrial environment.

Programmable Controller II (Hybrid/Blended Course)
This course is an in depth study of the Allen Bradley CompactLogix system, and how to use RSLogix5000 programming software to program, monitor and troubleshoot a system.

Programmable Controller III (Hybrid/Blended Course)
This is an advanced PLC courses based on the Allen Bradley ControlLogix platform.

SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Preventative Maintenance Canvas Course (Hybrid/Blended Course)
This course provides an overview of preventative maintenance practices including safety, plan development and implementation, technical documents, machine systems, measurement, alignment, coolants and lubricants, conduct and documentation of periodic checks, inspection, troubleshooting and monitoring of machine operations.

Hydraulics and Pneumatics (Hybrid/Blended Course)
This course is designed to introduce the concepts of hydraulic and pneumatic systems to students in mechatronics and industrial technology.

Industrial Maintenance Skills Certificate Program (Workshop and Training Material)
This one semester, accelerated program is designed to give participants the knowledge and skill to perform entry level job tasks primarily conducted on the production floor of manufacturing and production industries.

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