Career Focus
Prepared for immediate employment, advanced certifications, and further education.
Details
Students enrolled in the industrial maintenance technology associates degree or certificate program at NMU will learn how to install, maintain and repair different types of machinery. These are the required skills of high tech professionals who work in mines, paper mills, hospitals, and manufacturing. Industrial maintenance technicians are often referred to as millwrights.
What You Will Learn
Students will learn the correct process for installation, alignment, and maintenance procedures of various machinery components including setting and alignment of:
- Conveyors
- Gears/gearboxes
- Couplings
- Sheave belt systems
Additionally, students will become knowledgeable in:
- Equipment and tool safety
- Blueprint reading
- Precision measurement
- Steel identification
- Fabrication techniques
- Fastener identification
- Employability skills
Resources
NMU Industrial Maintenance Degree Program (opens in new tab)
Classes required for NMU's Industrial Maintenance Program (opens in new tab)
NMU’s Welding Program (opens in new tab)
Explore Industrial Maintenance Careers Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in new tab)
Build Your Future! Explore Careers and their Paths (opens in new tab)
Industry Certification
Industry-recognized Certification
- OSHA 30-hour card for General Industry Safety*
- American Welding Society (opens in new tab) (AWS) certifications*
Credentials are nationally recognized, portable and stackable, which means students have the option of attaining more advanced credentials in the future.*