Navy NEC · Engineering

751B Electronic Automatic Boiler Controls Maintenance Technician

A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

An Electronic Automatic Boiler Controls Maintenance Technician maintains automatic boiler controls, steam plant controls, combustion monitoring equipment, and boiler ignitor systems. The technician performs preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and testing on system and subsystem components.

Core Skills

  • boiler control systems
  • industrial electronics repair
  • instrument calibration
  • combustion monitoring
  • ignitor system maintenance
  • control circuit troubleshooting
  • preventive maintenance
  • corrective maintenance
  • system performance testing

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
  • BIT Corp ProMACS PLC
  • Extranet Machine Tools Suite

Civilian Career Paths

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Facilities Management

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
  • NCCER Electrical Level 3
  • OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
  • National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Industrial Instrumentation

Career Growth

  • ISA Certified Automation Professional (CAP)
  • NFPA Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional
  • Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
  • Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT)

Also Common

  • CompTIA Network+

What the Work Involves

  • Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.
  • Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.
  • Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery.
  • Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
  • Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.

Related Occupations

  • Maintenance Workers, Machinery
  • Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
  • Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.

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Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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