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Rotating equipment mechanic

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Compression equipment repairer Compressor inspector Compressor mechanic Compressor repairman Rotating equipment craftsman Rotating equipment inspector Rotating equipment maintainer Rotating equipment maintenance operative Rotating equipment maintenance worker Rotating equipment operative Rotating equipment operator Rotating equipment repairer Rotating equipment repairman

Rotating equipment mechanics are responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance activities for rotating equipment such as turbines, compressors, engines, and pumps. They ensure the availability and integrity of the installed systems and equipment in terms of safety and reliability.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Fitting, installing, examining, servicing and repairing engines, machinery and mechanical equipment;
(b) Oiling and greasing stationary engines and machinery;
(c) Inspecting and testing new machinery and mechanical equipment for conformity with standards and specifications;
(d) Disassembling machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs;
(e) Examining parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear;
(f) Operating newly repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs;
(g) Recording repairs and maintenance performed.

Knowledge

  • Electronics and automation
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft

Digital competencies

  • Repairing and installing mechanical equipment
  • Developing solutions
  • Assembling mechanical products
  • Joining parts using soldering, welding or brazing techniques
  • Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Dealing with problems
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Machinery mechanics and repairers

Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers

328

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

9,73%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-5,19% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

73,84%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

7,60%

Part-time contracts

1,05% Turnover index

211

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-6%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

94%

6%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Machinery mechanics and repairers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers

No experience
11%
Less than 1 year
14%
Between 1 and 2 years
11%
Between 2 and 4 years
40%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
16%
Manufacturing
42%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
16%
Education
9%
Construction
7%
Administrative and support service activities
7%
Others
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.