Maintenance Technician

Overview

Do you love fixing things?  Do you have mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity?  Employers are offering excellent opportunities to technically skilled employees – someone like you – who can be responsible for maintaining all types of building systems.

You’ll gain the expertise that is used in making sure buildings – all types of buildings -- are properly maintained.  Computerized controls may do a lot of the work in maintaining proper temperature, humidity, light, security, access and general monitoring of the functioning building.  But, you’ll be needed for maintenance analysis and diagnosis, troubleshooting electrical and plumbing applications, hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial air conditioning, and building systems. Plus you’ll learn the OSHA and National Electric Codes, and train for your refrigeration certification.  So to the question – “Where could EIT graduates work?”  The answer – “Anywhere there are buildings.