A Day in the Life
You maintain and repair factory machinery, production equipment, and utilities — diagnosing breakdowns, planning preventive maintenance, and keeping industrial operations running at peak efficiency.
- Respond to production equipment breakdowns and carry out emergency repairs
- Execute planned preventive maintenance (PM) schedules on machinery
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic/hydraulic faults on production equipment
- Replace worn components — bearings, belts, seals, valves, actuators
- Calibrate and adjust machine settings to restore production specifications
- Maintain maintenance logs and update the CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
- Collaborate with production supervisors to minimise planned downtime
- Identify and propose equipment reliability improvements (MTBF improvement projects)
Work Environment
INDOORTeam: MEDIUMUNIFORMRemote: NONE
Industrial manufacturing facility — factory floor with production machinery, utilities (compressed air, electricity, steam), and maintenance workshop. Sri Lankan industrial maintenance engineers work in FTZ garment factories, food and beverage plants, cement and construction material factories, and government utilities.
Skills Required
Technical Skills
Mechanical fault diagnosis — bearings, gearboxes, couplings, beltsElectrical maintenance — motors, drives (VFDs), control panelsPneumatic and hydraulic systems maintenancePLC-based equipment troubleshooting (basic)Preventive maintenance planning and scheduling
Soft Skills
Urgency and calm under breakdown pressureSystematic root cause analysisCross-functional communication (production, quality, safety)Planning and prioritisation skillsDocumentation discipline
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