Maintenance Engineer Question:
Basic Maintenance Engineer Job Interview Questions:
Answer:
☛ How do you go about allocating work to subordinates?
☛ How do you ensure others have understood your instructions?
☛ Imagine a manager asks you whether it’s better to replace or repair a certain machine. How would you determine the answer?
☛ If there was a very important repair to be done that might exceed the allocated budget, what would you do?
☛ Imagine you need to create a training plan for new employees. What should they be trained in?
☛ If a contractor you hired had an accident while working, what would you do?
☛ What do you enjoy most in this job?
☛ What kind of maintenance duties did you undertake in your previous position?
☛ What does ISO 14001 refer to?
☛ What’s your experience with HVAC systems?
☛ How familiar are you with Preventive Maintenance Regulations?
☛ What’s your experience with PLC?
☛ Have you done electrical system repairs in the past?
☛ Tell me about a time you successfully coached a maintenance technician
☛ Describe a time you failed to provide good leadership. Why did that happen and what did you learn from the experience?
☛ Recall a time when you had to solve a problem without input from a manager. How did you handle it and what happened in the end?
☛ Give an example of a time you managed to identify and fix a problem before it became urgent
☛ Tell me about a time you hired personnel (e.g. maintenance technicians). How did you go about it and what qualities did you look for?
☛ How do you ensure others have understood your instructions?
☛ Imagine a manager asks you whether it’s better to replace or repair a certain machine. How would you determine the answer?
☛ If there was a very important repair to be done that might exceed the allocated budget, what would you do?
☛ Imagine you need to create a training plan for new employees. What should they be trained in?
☛ If a contractor you hired had an accident while working, what would you do?
☛ What do you enjoy most in this job?
☛ What kind of maintenance duties did you undertake in your previous position?
☛ What does ISO 14001 refer to?
☛ What’s your experience with HVAC systems?
☛ How familiar are you with Preventive Maintenance Regulations?
☛ What’s your experience with PLC?
☛ Have you done electrical system repairs in the past?
☛ Tell me about a time you successfully coached a maintenance technician
☛ Describe a time you failed to provide good leadership. Why did that happen and what did you learn from the experience?
☛ Recall a time when you had to solve a problem without input from a manager. How did you handle it and what happened in the end?
☛ Give an example of a time you managed to identify and fix a problem before it became urgent
☛ Tell me about a time you hired personnel (e.g. maintenance technicians). How did you go about it and what qualities did you look for?