Maintenance specialist: training, further training, schools, self-test
Maintenance specialist (BP): Focus on the professional maintenance of technical equipment and systems
Maintenance specialists work in industrial companies, in the real estate sector, building services, in clinics, homes or other places with technical equipment and systems.
You are responsible for all measures relating to the maintenance of technical equipment and systems. To maintain and service them, you carry out inspections and visual checks, check operating data and repair minor faults or provide workarounds. In this way, they enable safe, constant and long-lasting operation, which is of the utmost importance for the success of a company.
Further training to become a maintenance specialist is aimed at professionals with basic technical training (EFZ) and practical experience in the field of maintenance who would like to take on more responsible tasks and also certain management activities.
Read our information, tips and tests to find out more about the level of awareness, requirements, costs, salary, duration, etc. of further training and professional examinations for maintenance specialists.
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Maintenance specialists: sought-after specialists for the maintenance and servicing of technical equipment and systems
Hospitals, clinics, apartment buildings, companies or industrial operations: they all have technical facilities and (production) systems. They are crucial to success or even vital in hospitals, which is why they are expected to function efficiently and smoothly around the clock. From a management and economic perspective, they should also run over a long period of time and be cost-effective.
This is where maintenance specialists come into play: they take measures to maintain technical equipment in buildings and production facilities, e.g. in the event of wear and tear processes such as wear, corrosion, fatigue, ageing or overloading. These are possible causes of malfunctions, damage, production interruptions or even accidents. The maintenance specialist is responsible for preventing these, which is why he/she plays an important role for the economy and society. To this end, he/she evaluates operating data and carries out visual inspections in accordance with the control plans in order to assess the condition of machines and systems and to identify and solve potential problems or weak points at an early stage. He/she uses suitable measuring and testing procedures and organizes reinforcement by suitable experts and specialists as required.
The maintenance specialist has basic knowledge of control and regulation technology. He/she therefore also deals with computer-controlled systems and is responsible for automated processes.
Do you wish to complete further training in the field of maintenance? Would you like to take on responsible and varied tasks?
Then take a look at the professional examination for maintenance specialists. Here on the large Swiss education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will quickly find an overview of numerous providers who offer preparatory courses for the federal examination.
Order comprehensive course documents for maintenance specialists in PDF format easily, free of charge and without obligation using the inquiry form. If you would like personal advice, you can also use the inquiry form to arrange an individual consultation appointment with the school of your choice. Have you already decided on an offer? Great! Then you can reserve one of the sought-after training places right away.
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