Industrial Maintenance

The Laney College Machine Technology Industrial Maintenance is a multi-disciplinary career technical education certificate that prepares students for work in a wide range of industries. The certificate covers mechanics, machining, electrical and welding skills which play a critical role in the industrial maintenance field. Students also receive an OSHA 30-hour industrial safety certificate. The certificate prepares students for entry-level positions performing installation, maintenance and repair operations on industrial equipment (such as blowers, pumps, motors) and infrastructure (such as piping, conveyance systems) in a wide range of industries (such as refineries, utilities, manufacturing plants).

Career Opportunities

industrial maintenance machinist; industrial maintenance technician; pump and motor repair technician Currently and for the foreseeable future, industrial maintenance is a high demand occupation. Demand is driven by moderate growth in the field and an aging workforce with a high percentage of workers facing retirement over the next five years. A recent study by Baywork (a consortium of water and wastewater utilities covering the nine bay counties) showed 59% of their workforce in the industrial maintenance machinist/mechanic field will be facing retirement in the next five years. Another study by the Industrial Maintenance Machinist group of the Bay Area CTE Deans showed over 900 job openings a year in the Bay Area with wages ranging from $19.50 an hour to $31.50 an hour. Currently there are no other industrial maintenance training programs in the Bay Area Community Colleges, although Diablo Valley College may be working on a similar program. Since the early 2010s, Laney Machine Technology has been working with BayWork, Bay Ship & Yacht, Shell and Tesoro refineries, Posco Steel, Leslie Salt, Selway Tool, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and other large companies to develop the curriculum for this certificate. The high demand and high wages in this career field offer a great career opportunity for Laney graduates. Most recently, we have been working with East Bay Municipal Utility District, Chevron Refinery, Mission Foods, Impossible Foods, Ghirardhelli, Torani, Pepsi Cola Co., and many others.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate safe work procedures while operating and repairing electrical and mechanical systems including use and disposal of hazardous materials.
2. Develop skills that enable precision and productivity in the repair and setup of mechanical systems.
3. Demonstrate technical literacy in reading and writing technical documents, determining required specifications based on engineering drawings and use of mathematics in problem solving.