Reference Quantity: ST0154
Particulars of normal
Occupational Profile
Upkeep and Operations Engineering Technicians covers 7 roles: Electrical Technicians; Mechanical Technicians; Management and Instrumentation Technicians; Wind Turbine Technicians Electrical System and Course of Management Technicians; Electromechanical Technicians and Plant Operations Technicians. They’ll keep the protection, integrity and efficient operation of plant and gear in a number of of the next Industries which might be a part of or have actions which might be a part of the broader nationwide infrastructure Engineering Sector: the electrical energy producing setting, which can use a spread of various fuels together with coal, fuel, nuclear, wind and different renewable sources; telecommunications energy crops; oil and fuel refining; nuclear waste reprocessing; processing and manufacturing of chemical compounds; prescription drugs; human and animal meals; cosmetics; petrochemicals; sewerage and the exploration and exploitation of oil and fuel.
Electrical, Mechanical, Management and Instrumentation, and Wind Turbine Technicians will work on varied kinds of plant and gear generally discovered all through the Engineering Trade sectors and the Technicians will be anticipated emigrate by these sectors in the course of the course of their careers. Dependent upon the sector that they’re employed in there could also be refined variations by way of the composition and utility of the plant and gear. Nevertheless, the basic rules of operation would be the identical whatever the engineering sector.
To assist the enterprise and operational necessities of contemporary built-in engineered manufacturing plant and providers, Electrical Programs and Course of Management Technicians and Electromechanical Technicians might want to apply a spread of standard abilities and information to undertake engineering actions on a collection of electromechanical and course of management plant, methods and gear.
These Technicians will undertake set up, testing, servicing, removing, alternative, upkeep and restore of a spread of apparatus, generally complicated, as a part of deliberate preventative and reactive upkeep programmes. They might additionally undertake decommissioning actions when plant is being faraway from service.
Plant Operation Technicians will undertake the protected and environment friendly operation of complicated built-in vitality conversion and manufacturing plant and methods. These actions may embody plant commissioning, isolation and testing, plant preparation, plant start-up and shut down, monitoring and controlling plant and coping with important operational issues.
They are going to be answerable for the standard of their very own work, presumably others’ and making certain the work is accomplished safely, meets stakeholder high quality, time and finances necessities, while sustaining the environment friendly operating of plant and gear.
Entry Necessities
Usually 3 GCSEs at grade C or increased together with arithmetic, English and science, or equal or related expertise.
A Technician should have the core necessities under and reveal the specialist necessities in a single position.
Core Data:
A Technician will perceive:
- first rules referring to the operation and upkeep of applicable plant and gear
- related business well being and security requirements, rules, and environmental and regulatory necessities
- upkeep and operational practices, processes and procedures protecting a spread of plant and gear
- the related engineering theories and rules relative to their occupation
Core Expertise:
A Technician will apply their information of plant and methods to soundly carry out upkeep and operational actions with minimal supervision. This may require them to:
- adjust to business well being, security and environmental working practices and rules
- find, and rectify faults on plant and gear
- talk with and supply info to stakeholders in keeping with private position and tasks
- learn, perceive and interpret info and work in compliance with technical specs and supporting documentation
- put together work areas to undertake work associated actions and reinstate these areas after the completion of the work associated actions
- examine and keep applicable plant and gear to satisfy operational necessities
- assess and take a look at the efficiency and situation of plant and gear
- talk, handover and make sure that the suitable engineering course of has been accomplished to specification
Core Behaviours
- Health and Security – follows well being and security insurance policies and procedures and be ready to problem unsafe behaviour utilizing applicable methods to make sure the safety of individuals and property when working alone or with applicable supervision
- High quality centered – ensures that work achieves high quality normal each occupationally and personally
- Working with others – works nicely with folks from completely different disciplines, backgrounds and experience to perform an exercise safely and on time
- Interpersonal abilities – will get alongside nicely with others and takes into consideration their wants and considerations
- Important reasoning – makes use of assets, methods and obtained information to develop sound options whereas recognising and defining issues
- Sustainability and moral behaviour – behaves ethically and undertakes work in a approach that contributes to sustainable growth
- Threat consciousness – demonstrates excessive focus, the need to cut back dangers, potential to be compliant and consciousness of change, by common monitoring and checking of knowledge
Specialist roles
As well as an Electrical Technician will:
- place, assemble, set up and dismantle electrical plant and gear, which can embody motors, switchgear, cables and conductors, to agreed specs
- perform deliberate, unplanned and preventative upkeep procedures on electrical plant and gear
- exchange, restore or take away elements in electrical plant and gear and guarantee its return to operational situation
- diagnose and decide the reason for faults in electrical plant and gear
As well as a Mechanical Technician will:
- place, assemble, set up and dismantle mechanical plant and gear which can embody pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, to agreed specs
- perform deliberate, unplanned and preventative upkeep procedures on mechanical plant and gear
- exchange, restore or take away elements in mechanical plant and gear and guarantee its return to operational situation
- diagnose and decide the reason for faults in mechanical plant and gear
As well as a Management and Instrumentation Technician will:
- place, assemble, set up and dismantle plant and gear which can embody instrumentation and management of temperature, strain and move methods to agree specs
- perform deliberate, unplanned and preventative upkeep procedures on plant and gear
- exchange, restore or take away elements in plant and gear and guarantee its return to operational situation
- diagnose and decide the reason for faults in plant and gear
- calibrate and configure instrument and management methods
As well as a Wind Turbine Technician will have the ability to:
- set up, assemble and dismantle wind turbine plant and gear, which can embody pitch methods, yaw methods, switchgear, management methods to agreed specs
- perform deliberate, unplanned and preventative upkeep procedures on wind turbine plant and gear together with mechanical drive methods
- exchange, restore or take away elements in wind turbine plant and gear and guarantee its return to operational situation
- diagnose and decide the reason for faults in wind turbine plant and gear
As well as an Electrical System and Course of Management Technician will:
- place, assemble, set up and dismantle built-in electrical equipment, methods and course of management gear
- perform deliberate, unplanned and preventative upkeep procedures on built-in plant and gear.
- exchange, restore or take away elements inside built-in plant and gear and guarantee its return to operational situation
- diagnose and decide the reason for faults inside built-in plant and gear
- calibrate and configure built-in electrical equipment, methods and course of management gear
As well as an Electromechanical Technician will:
- place, assemble, set up and dismantle built-in electromechanical energy and management methods
- perform deliberate, unplanned and preventative upkeep procedures on built-in plant and gear
- exchange, restore or take away elements inside built-in plant and gear and guarantee its return to operational situation.
- diagnose and decide the reason for faults inside built-in electromechanical energy and management methods
As well as a Plant Operations Technician might want to perceive:
- complicated thermal, chemical, mechanical and electrical vitality conversion processes
- the rules, design and operation of plant, methods and gear used for vitality conversion and manufacturing
As well as, a Plant Operations Technician will have the ability to:
- safely and effectively perform routine and non-routine working procedures on plant and gear
- monitor and management the operation and efficiency of the plant and gear
- handover and settle for accountability for plant and gear
- consider and remedy complicated issues inside vitality conversion plant and methods
- quickly and accurately reply to contingencies and irregular situations, to keep up vitality conversion and manufacturing plant and gear inside operational parameters
Qualification
Apprentices should obtain stage 2 English and arithmetic previous to taking the end-point evaluation for the apprenticeship in the event that they haven’t achieved them on entry.
Length
Usually 36 – 42 months
Hyperlink to Skilled Registration
This normal will meet the skilled requirements of the Engineering Council for registration as Engineering Technician (Eng Tech) by an applicable Skilled Engineering Establishment.
Degree
This apprenticeship is stage 3.
Evaluation date
This normal will initially be reviewed 3 years after publication.
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