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The
Millennium Maintenance Man
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(AKA:
OEM Eliminator)
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Entering into the millennium, we will see manufacturing plants becoming
more and more automated. This will have maintenance supervisors looking
for a different type of maintenance man. There will always be a need for
General Maintenance, but with technology in the plant advancing exponentially,
manufacturers would be wise to evaluate and redesign their maintenance
department, with an emphasis on "Technical Maintenance". |
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A good Technical Maintenance team will need employees with a well balanced
blend of electrical, electronic, PLC, and computer skills. A person with
such a wide range of technical skills will be able to utilize cost saving
technologies such as PLC programming, and Preventive maintenance programs
that use infrared ("hot spot"), vibration analysis, and predictive maintenance. |
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A plant without a good Technical Maintenance team will find themselves
at the mercy of the vendor. It is not uncommon, with down time, parts,
and service call expenses, of one machine, to spend what it would have
cost to pay a skilled maintenance technician?s annual salary. |
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Finding an employee with a wide range of technical skills, may be a difficult
process. You may have to hire someone who is strong in a couple of skills
you are looking for, and send them to school for the other areas. |
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However, when you school an employee, you take the chance of them taking
their new found knowledge to another employer for higher pay. So protect
your investment, by giving the employee the job title and pay to match
their new value to the company. This is best done by taking an existing
maintenance employee, who is motivated and willing to learn, and putting
them through additional schooling. Somebody who has been with the company
for years, will be less likely to change jobs. |
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Creating a Technical Maintenance team will certainly be a valuable asset
to your company. By preparing for the future now, you will ensure a profitable
maintenance department, and help keep your manufacturing plant competitive
in the fast paced world of technology advancement. |
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This article has been
provided courtesy of the Business
Industrial Network
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