Outdoor Power Equipment Mechanics
On the Job
Outdoor Power Equipment Mechanics diagnose, adjust, or repair small engines such as power lawn mowers, chain saws, sporting equipment, and related types of engines.
Physical Demands
This career requires time standing, walking, or running.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
- Maintain work equipment or machinery.
- Repair defective engines or engine components.
- Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
- Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
- Service vehicles to maintain functionality.
- Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
- Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Adjust vehicle components according to specifications.
- Bolt objects into place.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Frequent contact with others.
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- Exposure to contaminants (like gases or odors).
- Exposure to hazardous equipment.
- Working indoors in non-environmentally controlled conditions.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Dealing with external customers.
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