Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Journeyman-level electrical preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and corrective maintenance on shipboard galley, laundry, and solid waste processing equipment transfer directly to commercial and industrial equipment repair.
How to prepare: Build a repair portfolio documenting equipment types, faults diagnosed, and corrective work completed, then use it to target service employers supporting commercial laundry, kitchen, or waste processing equipment.
What the civilian work involves
- Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
- Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
- Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS