Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Performing field or sustainment maintenance on tracked vehicles provides directly transferable experience for mobile heavy equipment repair.
How to prepare: Compare your documented vehicle maintenance experience with a heavy equipment employer's repair duties, then seek hands-on training for unfamiliar civilian equipment.
What the civilian work involves
- Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
- Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
- Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Maintenance management software
- Recordkeeping software