Rolling stock repair mechanic

1. General characteristics of the profession

It repairs locomotives, railway and tram cars, trolley buses. Determines the quality of parts, eliminates defects in the assembly. During repair, performs plumbing work, changes faulty parts, adjusts and tests the assembled and repaired components.

2. Requirements for the individual characteristics of a specialist

You must have physical strength and endurance, have good eyesight, hearing. We need mobility and accuracy of movements of the hands and fingers, accurate eye (linear and volumetric), developed spatial imagination, good memory, technical acumen.

3. Medical contraindications

The profession is contraindicated for persons suffering from diseases of the musculoskeletal system, respiratory organs (bronchial asthma), cardiovascular system, having a predisposition to allergic diseases, severe visual defects and mental illnesses.

4. Requirements for training

Must know: the design and rules of equipment repair; methods for testing and testing repaired equipment; types and purposes of washing and lubricating liquids; safety rules; ways to restore worn parts.

5. Related professions

Various metalwork and machine specialties.