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What do you want in a career? Do you have good eye-hand coordination?  Do you enjoy taking things apart and reassembling them? Are you good at troubleshooting and figuring out why something is not working?  What about technical instructions, can you follow them? If you answered yes to these questions, then the Industrial Maintenance Trades program at Hinds Community College might be the career for you!

Industrial Maintenance is a career–technical program designed to prepare students for entry-level employment as multi-skilled maintenance technicians. Industrial maintenance trade technicians are responsible for:

• Reading technical manuals to understand equipment and controls

• Disassembling machinery and equipment when there is a problem

• Repairing or replacing broken or malfunctioning components

• Performing tests and running initial batches to make sure that the machine is running smoothly

• Adjusting and calibrating equipment and machinery to optimal specifications

• Detecting minor problems by performing basic diagnostic tests

• Cleaning and lubricating equipment or machinery

• Checking the performance of machinery

• Testing malfunctioning machinery to determine whether major repairs are needed

• Adjusting equipment and resetting or calibrating sensors and controls

Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment.

Will I Be Able To Find A Job?

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, overall employment of industrial maintenance workers is projected to grow 17% through 2022. Employment growth will vary by specialty. The increased use of sophisticated manufacturing machinery and computer-controlled machines in factories and manufacturing plants should drive the demand for industrial maintenance technicians. 

Typical job placement in this field can be found with industrial or commercial employers in positions such as mechanical/electrical repair and preventative maintenance. 

Additional Certifications:

The Industrial Maintenance Technology Program works with the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation to provide national construction education certification to its students for Core, IMM Level 1 and IMM Level 2. 

Need More Information?

This program is located on the Raymond campus of Hinds Community College. For more information, contact Randy Wilson at RLWilson@hindscc.edu or give him a call at 601.857.3317.