Victor Valley College

On-the-job Training

• Industrial Safety
  • Summarize OSHA Act/General Safety and Health Provisions according to standards
  • Select and analyze the proper codes for any application of the code in the field
  • Properly examine material safety data sheets, lockout/tag out procedures, and protective clothing
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures and strategies related to employer
  • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, and quality control
  • Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly
  • Return machine to service
  • Test for proper operation
  • Comply with environmental regulations
  • Identify, report & take corrective action on unsafe & out-of-compliance conditions and behaviors regarding safety
  • Comply with safety requirements and standards and initiate safety protocols at all times
  • Install lockout protective devices
  • Acquire PPE and tools according to safety protocol
• Preventative Maintenance
  • Operate welding equipment
  • Analyze test or performance data to assess equipment operation
  • Observe equipment in operation to detect potential problems
  • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance
  • Examine parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear
  • Clean, lubricate or adjust parts, equipment or machinery
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment or products
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery
  • Maintain repair or maintenance records
  • Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance
  • Monitoring/assessing performance of machines and equipment
  • Conducting tests and inspection of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance
  • Watching gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure machine is working properly
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations or tests
  • Perform scheduled preventative maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems
  • Perform preventative maintenance and calibration of equipment and systems
  • Develop and upgrade preventative maintenance procedures for components, equipment, parts and systems
  • Perform preventative maintenance on the various production and warehouse systems
• Troubleshooting/Repair/Installation - Mechanical Equipment
  • Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects or wear
  • Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning
  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes
  • Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts or assemble new equipment
  • Analyze test results, machine error messages, or information obtained from operators to diagnose equipment problems
  • Operate newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs
  • Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing or repairs
  • Observe and test the operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters or other testing devices
  • Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs
  • Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment
  • Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment
  • Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning
  • Replace worn, damage or defective mechanical parts
  • Repair worn, damaged or defective mechanical parts
  • Servicing, repairing, adjusting and testing machines, devises, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles
  • Inspecting equipment, structures or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
  • Installing equipment, machines, wiring or programs to meet specifications
  • Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
  • Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it
  • Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
  • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance
  • Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems
  • Connect motor controllers for specific applications
  • Properly demonstrate correct use of motors and controls
  • Identify different motor control operating principles
• Troubleshooting/Repair/Installation - Electrical Equipment
  • Inspecting equipment, structures or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
  • Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning or testing machines, devices and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles
  • Installing equipment, machines, wiring or programs to meet specifications
  • Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
  • Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it
  • Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
  • Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial establishments
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires
  • Repair or adjust equipment, machines or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software
  • Emergency repairs for temporary maintenance of service
  • Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations
  • Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions
  • Assemble and test electrical equipment
  • Adjust and replace defective or improperly functioning circuitry and electrical components as needed
• Identify, Care and Use of Tools of the Trade
  • Clean equipment, parts or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order
  • Identify and demonstrate the use of measurement instruments
  • Determine types of equipment, tools or materials needed for jobs
  • Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
  • Identifying the types of tools needed for a job
  • Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications
• Maintaining of Fluid Power Systems (Hydraulics & Pneumatics)
  • Troubleshoot fluid power systems
  • Set up and adjust variable proportional control valves
  • Install and maintain linear and rotary actuators
  • Lay out, install and maintain fluid conductors
  • Install and maintain filters, strainers and related contamination-control equipment
  • Install, start up, maintain and repair power units and associated fluid power circuitry
  • Select and replace fluids for specific applications
  • Install and maintain regulators
  • Install and maintain control valves
  • Explain pneumatic safety and pneumatic transmission of energy
  • Apply fluid power formulas and principles during installation and maintenance procedures of fluid power systems in accordance with accepted scientific principles
• Demonstrated Use of Drawings, Schematics, etc.
  • Translate assignments into a ladder diagram
  • Take readings and plot them in a chart
  • Read and interpret line diagrams, signals, decisions and action
  • Infuse hydraulic symbols with electrical diagrams to complement the drawings
  • Apply the electrical symbols to schematic drawings
  • Understand the interpretation of one line diagrams and electrical symbols pertaining to industrial controls
  • Design series/parallel circuits
  • Interpret blueprints, specifications or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities
  • Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained or used
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models
  • Study blueprints, schematics, manuals or other specifications to determine installation procedures