Technicians

Our annual maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) survey shows it’s become a little easier to do both, but challenges remain.

The story for finding and retaining techs continues to be challenging, but manageable.

With lead times for new lift trucks out as much as 100 weeks, maintenance has taken on new importance. Fortunately, suppliers and dealers alike have some powerful tools that provide a more proactive approach to service at both the fleet and individual truck level.

Here are some tips for getting past the current pain of inadequate MRO programs and making measurable gains on metrics from reduction in parts costs to gains in asset uptime. With recent MRO system failures fresh in your minds, now is the time to act.

Program to begin this fall at North Carolina’s largest community college in Raleigh, will prepare students to be technicians specializing in the maintenance and repair of lift trucks

In all likelihood, the future profile of maintenance technicians is not what you’re thinking. At least, that’s what two women at GE Appliances say. This is their story of how they got here.

Partnership to comarket certifications addresses acute shortage of skilled industrial robotics and automation operators

A new survey shows that the problem of finding the right people to maintain lift trucks and automated systems remains. But the introduction of some new certification programs is likely to ease the burden.

For maintenance teams, the pandemic is about much more than just PPE and protocols. More complete data, virtual meetings, tightly focused service calls and personal support for everyone on the team are the essential ingredients for success.

Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) will publicly announce a new, industry-led, nationally portable "Certified Technician in Supply Chain Automation" (CT-SCA) hands-on training and certification program.

Regardless of the type of materials handling equipment you install, the next big decision will be to go contract or in-house for maintenance. Getting it right requires some thought and typically depends on your circumstances.

The MRO editoral staff sat down with Lead field technician/field supervisor Andrew Collier to discuss his career as a technician.

US Careers Online partners with local college and industrial equipment leader to offer a look into the growing field of repairing materials handling equipment

MMH spoke with Technician Ken Bilyea at Ryder System, Inc about being a successful technician.

New center to help technicians keep up with rapidly changing new technologies and equipment.