Fluid power technician

Code 7233.4

Fluid power technicians install and assemble equipment that uses liquid or gas pressure to transmit or regulate power. They also perform tests on and maintain this equipment.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • hydraulic fluid
  • hydraulics
  • mechanics
  • fluid mechanics

Skills and competences

  • consult technical resources
  • install hydraulic systems
  • read standard blueprints
  • operate welding equipment
  • operate soldering equipment
  • secure working area
  • record test data
  • resolve equipment malfunctions
  • perform test run
  • use testing equipment

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences