Gaston College Apprenticeship 321

On-the-job Training

• PC/PLC/Instrumentation Basics
  • Describe the PC locations, usages at the Plant
  • Work with the basic functionality and operations of PLC
  • Provide explanation on how production/programmable logic interchange with each other
  • Recognize built in safety alarms and hazards associated to promote such alarm
  • Initiate a report on how to respond to emergency production alarms
  • Identify the instrumentation to equipment, its purpose, basic functions
  • Explain one programmable system on control room monitor
• Rigging & Handling Practices/Equipment
  • Slings/Adapter, holst lifting devices - Identify various sling, materials used in the plant
  • Slings/Adapter, holst lifting devices - Review sling failutes, identify cause and effects in one report
  • Slings/Adapter, holst lifting devices - Demonstrate proper lifting techniques utilizing hoist, slings, shackles
  • Slings/Adapter, holst lifting devices - Identify production lifting devices & adapters used through-out the plant
  • Slings/Adapter, holst lifting devices - Perform inspection and failure analysis on hand held hoist/lifting devices
• Cranes (production)
  • Explain different types of cranes, traits
  • Perform daily inspection on units
• Industrial Maintenance Principals
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Interpret and plan job processes from engineered/fabrication drawings
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Develop a job process plan/procedure for completion of task on one piece of equipment
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Explain equipment information - categorize/recognize similarities and differences
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Plan a Strategy for Preventative Maintenance on one elected piece of equipment
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Explain structure of framework for preventative maintenance program
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Analyze information and provide a method of resolution on one job task report
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Provide a competent solution to one area where improvement can be made
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Demonstrate proper techniques in Ergonomics on moving objects/equipment
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Provide an inspection report on one vital Re-gen Equipment
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Trouble shoot equipment - explain steps in analyzing information and evaluating results
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Provide a basic asset inventory sheet for building equipment
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Provide a spread sheet on equipment, inventory controls
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Hydraulics/Pneumatics
  • Over-all practices, machine technology - Provide a Understanding Ultrasound Tank systems, it major components interlinked
• Industrial Plant Benchwork
  • Tool Usages, Identifiers - Identify and use of basic hand tools/wrenches for benchwork
  • Tool Usages, Identifiers - Identify layout tools and equipment including: scribe, center punch, surface plate, dividers, caliper, scale, layout dye
  • Tool Usages, Identifiers - Demonstrate/layout the location of holes for gaskets/surfaces to specified tolerances
• Industrial Electrical
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Perform wiring connection, receptacles, lighting system on low voltage circuit
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Install/run basic new wiring & conduits, repair old wiring
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Identify the various circuit, voltage routes, transformers on site
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Identify the electrical origins/circuits of buildings on site
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Use electrical meters for trouble shooting & repairing electrical systems
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Perform uses of various electrical hand tools, meters
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Explain principals of grounding techniques
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Provide examples of AC/DC circuit, identifiable equipment here on site
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Apply applications to VFD, where utilized, purposes, components
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Identify motors where applicable for equipment
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Demonstrate motor functions, currents, hp on associated equipment on site
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Provide examples of motor control circuits, systems at facility - overview
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Demonstrate the motor control cabinet locations / to which equipment
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Understanding of basic electrical drawings
  • Circuits - Motors - Controls - Explain different wires, sizes, uses for plant
• Industrial Plant - Repairing, Maintaining, Troubleshooting Equipment
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Explain fundamentals/types of pumps
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Trouble shoot a pump failure, provide a report to supervisor
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Identify and provide the instruction manual for one critical piece of equipment
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Demonstrate pump parts/internal/sealing systems understanding
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Identify cause and effects of pump failure in production tanks
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Provide a basic lay-out of all pumps locations at facility
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Rebuild a pump - breakdown, rebuild with appropriate parts - provide a cause-remedy sheet
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Provide bearing/types and applications
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Provide the types of valves and identify their functions at the facility
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Rebuild 3 different types of valves. Provide a cause-remedy sheet of maintenance
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Explain pipe principals as pertaining to pump flows. T net head, distances, sizing
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Describe piping materials. List materials used with-in the plant
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Quantify how to measure piping/versus tubing, thickness, schedules
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Identify the plants piping & auxiliaries - hangers, supports
  • Pumps / Valve / Piping System - Complete a pipe failure analysis, diagnose pre-pair a cause and effect report
  • Boiler, process aux. equipment - Work on Pm's repairs as required
  • Boiler, process aux. equipment - Work on all auxillary equipment associated with boiler, DA tank, headers
  • Boiler, process aux. equipment - Re-pack a steam valve, select proper packing
  • Boiler, process aux. equipment - Identify steam traps, nozzles, drains
• Air Compressors & Components
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of compressed air system
  • Provide & assist in a PM data sheet (filled-out) for each compressor
  • Identify cause and effect report for a compressor failure
  • Identify the major components on our air compressor/dryers
  • Locate and replace particulate filters in the plant system
• Ovens
  • Perform Pm's on pre-drying and calcination ovens
  • Identify gas trains, valves, and components on ovens