Technical Officer Duties & Responsibilities
The role and function of a Technical Officer includes the following duties and responsibilities:
- Preparing and following a general maintenance schedule.
- Advising managers on cost-effective ways to perform maintenance and repairs.
- Keeping a maintenance record and filing documents, invoices, and instruction manuals.
- Diagnosing equipment malfunctions and performing repairs.
- Obtaining approval for purchasing maintenance tools, materials, or replacement parts.
- Supervising the maintenance team.
- Following prescribed safety regulations at all times.
- Keeping an inventory of maintenance tools, materials, and parts.
- Reporting urgent maintenance and repair tasks to management for approval.
- Proactively performing structural maintenance and keeping grounds neat.
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Technical Officer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Technical Officer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.