Accredited Skills Courses
- Level 2 Mechanical Engineering Drawings Using a CAD System
- Level 2 Maintaining Electrical Equipment / Systems
- Level 2 Wiring & Testing Electrical Equipment & Circuits
- Level 2 Preparing & Using Lathes for Turning Operations
- Level 2 Preparing & Using Milling Machines
- Level 2 Producing Components Using Hand Fitting Techniques
- Level 2 Maintaining Mechanical Devices & Equipment
- Level 2 Assembling & Testing Fluid Power Systems
Level 2 Maintaining Mechanical Devices & Equipment
Unit No. AUEC2-006
Delivery Model: 15 weeks on a day release basis.
Delivery Location: STEGTA Training Centre – Irlam Road, Urmston, M41 6AP.
Cost: £1,500 (including VAT, registration & certification)
This unit identifies the training and development required in order that the learner can demonstrate that they are competent in being able to prepare for the maintenance activities by obtaining all necessary information, documentation, tools and equipment required, and to plan how they intend to carry out the required maintenance activities and the sequence of operations they intend to use.
They will be required to select the appropriate equipment to use, based on the maintenance operations to be carried out and the type of mechanical equipment being maintained. This will include equipment such as gearboxes, pumps, machine tools, conveyor systems, workholding arrangements, engines, processing plant and equipment, and other organisation-specific equipment. They will be expected to use a variety of maintenance diagnostic techniques and procedures, such as gathering information from fault reports, using recognised fault-finding techniques and diagnostic aids, measuring, inspecting and operating the equipment.
They will then be expected to dismantle, remove and replace/refit or repair any faulty units or components, on a variety of mechanical assemblies and sub-assemblies. This will include components such as shafts, bearings, couplings, gears, pulleys, clutches, brakes, levers and linkages, cams and followers, and other specific mechanical components. They will be expected to cover a range of maintenance activities, such as draining and removing fluids, releasing stored energy, labelling/proof marking to aid reassembly, dismantling components to the required level, dismantling components requiring pressure or expansion/contraction techniques, checking components for serviceability, replacing faulty components and `lifed’ items, setting, aligning and adjusting components, tightening fasteners to the required torque and making `off-load’ checks of the maintained equipment.
Their responsibilities will require them to comply with health and safety requirements and organisational policy and procedures for the mechanical maintenance activities undertaken. They will need to take account of any potential difficulties or problems that may arise with the maintenance activities, and to seek appropriate help and advice in determining and implementing a suitable solution. They will work under a high level of supervision, whilst taking responsibility for their own actions and for the quality and accuracy of the work that they carry out.
Their underpinning knowledge will provide an understanding of their work, and will enable them to apply appropriate mechanical maintenance techniques and procedures safely. They will understand
the maintenance process, and its application, and will know about the mechanical equipment being maintained, the equipment components, tools and consumables used, to the required depth to provide a sound basis for carrying out the activities to the required specification.
They will understand the safety precautions required when carrying out the maintenance activities, and they will be required to demonstrate safe working practices throughout, and will understand the responsibility they owe to themselves and others in the workplace.