Occupation AtlasFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

O*NET · 49-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.

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Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code ECR35 skills on file

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order

  • E Enterprising5.99
  • C Conventional4.75
  • R Realistic4.13
  • S Social3.56
  • I Investigative1.73
  • A Artistic1.01

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Less than a High School Diploma3%
  • High School Diploma or the equivalent54%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate13%
  • Some College Courses17%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree3%
  • Bachelor's Degree8%
  • Doctoral Degree2%
Related work experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (41%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (28%)
On-the-job training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (23%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • SpeakingbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Time ManagementImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • CoordinationImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
  • Operations MonitoringImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
  • Active LearningbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
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  • Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • TroubleshootingImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify the circuit causing an electrical system to fail
  • Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • PersuasionImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • WritingbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • NegotiationImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Operation and ControlImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate an annual uniform service contract for delivery drivers
  • Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
  • Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Clean moving parts in production machinery
  • MathematicsbasicImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
  • RepairingImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Replace a faulty hydraulic valve
  • Equipment SelectionImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Operations AnalysisImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Technology DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • ProgrammingImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • SciencebasicImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • InstallationImportance 1.8Level 0.9

Tasks

17 core · 5 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.Importance 3.9
  2. Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.Importance 3.9
  3. Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.Importance 3.9
  4. Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.Importance 3.9
  5. Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.Importance 3.8
  6. Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.Importance 3.8
  7. Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.Importance 3.7
  8. Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.Importance 3.7
  9. Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.Importance 3.7
  10. Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.Importance 3.7
  11. Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.Importance 3.6
  12. Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.Importance 3.6
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  1. Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.Importance 3.6
  2. Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.Importance 3.6
  3. Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.Importance 3.5
  4. Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures.Importance 3.5
  5. Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work.Importance 3.4
  6. Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.Importance 3.8
  7. Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.Importance 3.6
  8. Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.Importance 3.6
  9. Develop or implement electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems.Importance 3.4
  10. Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs.Importance 3.1

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Administration and ManagementImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • MechanicalImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.7Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • AdministrativeImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • English LanguageImportance 3.2Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • MathematicsImportance 3.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.0Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
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  • Economics and AccountingImportance 2.9Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Production and ProcessingImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • Education and TrainingImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.8Level 2.8
  • Sales and MarketingImportance 2.8Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • ChemistryImportance 2.4Level 2.8
  • DesignImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • TransportationImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • PsychologyImportance 2.1Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Communications and MediaImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • PhysicsImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • TelecommunicationsImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Building and ConstructionImportance 1.8Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Law and GovernmentImportance 1.7Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Foreign LanguageImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • BiologyImportance 1.4Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • GeographyImportance 1.2Level —
  • History and ArcheologyImportance 1.1Level —
  • Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.1Level —
  • Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.1Level —
  • Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
  • Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 3.9
  • Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Near VisionImportance 3.9Level 3.9
  • Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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  • Speech ClarityImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech RecognitionImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Far VisionImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Selective AttentionImportance 3.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Category FlexibilityImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
  • VisualizationImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Written ExpressionImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Auditory AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Control PrecisionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Finger DexterityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Hearing SensitivityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Manual DexterityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
  • Number FacilityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Depth PerceptionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • MemorizationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
  • Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Trunk StrengthImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • OriginalityImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Reaction TimeImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Time SharingImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
  • Sound LocalizationImportance 2.5Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Rate ControlImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Static StrengthImportance 2.3Level 2.8
  • Extent FlexibilityImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Response OrientationImportance 2.1Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Dynamic StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Glare SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Night VisionImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
  • Peripheral VisionImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • StaminaImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Spatial OrientationImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Explosive StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.9
  • Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.3Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.2Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.2Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Getting InformationImportance 4.2Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.2Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 4.0Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Developing and Building TeamsImportance 4.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
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  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 4.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Drive an 18-wheel tractor-trailer
  • Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.9Level 2.9
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Working with ComputersImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.7Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Processing InformationImportance 3.7Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 3.7Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
  • Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.6Level 2.9
  • Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 3.6Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.5Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.5Level 2.8
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make repairs by removing and replacing circuit boards
  • Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.3Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.8Level 2.8
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.3Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Contact With Others4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.8
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.5
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.5
  • E-Mail4.4
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.4
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.4
  • Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers4.4
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4
  • Health and Safety of Other Workers4.3

Technology

35 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (3)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot

Hot (10; 3 more marked hot above)

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
  • SAP software
  • Yardi software
Other tools (22)
  • Automated inventory software
  • ComputerEase construction accounting software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Cost accounting software
  • Database software
  • Email software
  • HCSS HeavyBid
  • HCSS HeavyJob
  • IBM Domino
  • IBM Notes
  • Infor ERP SyteLine
  • Maintenance management software
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Payroll software
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
  • Recordkeeping software
  • Scheduling software
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Vehicle management software
  • WorkTech MAXIMO

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