A Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician keeps the essential equipment that runs power stations, manufacturing and transport running
There are vital goods and infrastructure we all depend on, including energy and food, transport and telecommunications, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
These industries operate from manufacturing plants, using mechanical and automated equipment and networks to extract and transport resources. You could be the technician who makes sure essential machinery and systems keep operating.
With training and experience you could qualify as an engineer in your particular industry.
You could also move into maintenance team management, contract management (which involves supporting customers), technical sales or training others.
There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.
But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:
Options available after GCSEs:
Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.
If you work in an electricity-generating environment you could be maintaining equipment and plants for renewable energy sources including wind and solar. You might be supporting the processing and production of chemicals or pharmaceuticals. Alternatively, you could be controlling sewerage, or enabling the exploration for oil and gas.
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