Greaser Metal, Machinery & Related Trades Workers
SaveWhat Does a Greaser Do?
Greasers make sure industrial machines are properly lubricated to maintain operations. They use grease guns to oil machines. Greasers also perform basic maintenance and repair duties.
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Where Do I Start?
Industrial Tools
The tools and equipment used for industrial purposes, both power and hand tools, and their various uses.
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These are common skills for this role. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box — use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become a Greaser
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialIndustrial Tools knowledge
The tools and equipment used for industrial purposes, both power and hand tools, and their various uses.
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EssentialConduct Routine Machinery Checks skill
Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.
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EssentialSecure Working Area skill
Secure the operation site fixing boundaries, restricting access, placing signs and taking other measures in order to guarantee public and staff safety.
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EssentialTroubleshoot skill
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
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EssentialWear Appropriate Protective Gear skill
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
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EssentialWork Safely With Machines skill
Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.
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EssentialClean Up Spilled Oil skill
Safely clean up and dispose of spilled oil.
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EssentialMaintain Machinery skill
Maintain machinery and equipment in order to ensure that it is clean and in safe, working order. Perform routine maintenance on equipment and adjust or repair when necessary, using hand …
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EssentialOperate Grease Gun skill
Use a grease gun loaded with oil to lubricate industrial machinery in order to ensure proper operations.
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Optional Skills (5 of 9 displayed)
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OptionalTechnical Drawings knowledge
Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.
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OptionalConsult Technical Resources skill
Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical …
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OptionalOrder Supplies skill
Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.
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OptionalPerform Maintenance On Installed Equipment skill
Perform the maintenance on installed equipment on-site. Follow procedures to avoid uninstalling equipment from machinery or vehicles.
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OptionalPerform Test Run skill
Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its …
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OptionalRead Standard Blueprints skill
Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.
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OptionalLubricate Engines skill
Apply motor oil to engines to lubricate internal combustion engines in order to reduce wear, to clean and to cool the engine.
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OptionalLubricate Rolling Stock Wheels skill
Use oil to lubricate the wheels of rolling stock.
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OptionalMaintain Industrial Equipment skill
Perform routine maintenance on industrial machinery and equipment to ensure that it is clean and in safe, working order.
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