What does a maintenance technician do

Last updated: 2024-02-14


A maintenance technician or maintenance worker maintains company assets, machines, devices, equipment, buildings or other properties and facilities. They take care of preventive and planned maintenance, inspections, and repairs. They also supervize safety measures and compliance with regulations and technical requirements. They either carry out or order inspections, maintenance, and repair work themself or from specialist companies and takes over the results of their work.

Job description of a maintenance technician

  • Performs or arranges for scheduled maintenance of property, machinery, tools, equipment or buildings and facilities
  • Carry out or arrange for inspections and repairs
  • Orders, arranges and takes over the work of external providers of maintenance, inspection, and repair services
  • Organizes and coordinates maintenance tasks
  • Monitors scheduled dates for inspections and maintenance
  • Deals with external maintenance service providers (repairs, maintenance, revisions, etc.)
  • Maintains documentation of assets where maintenance is carried out
  • Monitors requests from staff regarding repairs and reporting of faults

what does maintenance technician job

How Aptien CMMS helps the maintenance technician

Aptien as CMMS, a computerized asset and maintenance management software makes your work as a maintenance technician easier in one place and one environment.

Confirmation of maintenance and inspections

Automatic monitoring and reminding of inspections and maintenance deadlines

Defect reporting

Asset overview and documentation

Physical inventory of assets

Easy handover and takeover of assets