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Maintenance Supervisor Practice Test

Check what you know about the maintenance supervisor job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on maintenance supervisor knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15MTBF measures:
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Answer: Time between failures. Reliability.

Question 2 of 15Lockout/tagout:
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Answer: Isolates energy. Safety.

Question 3 of 15PM stands for:
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Answer: Preventive maintenance. Maintenance.

Question 4 of 15Fix first:
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Answer: Repeat failures. Priority.

Question 5 of 15Before a shutdown, have:
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Answer: All parts on site. Planning.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Mean time between failures.”
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Answer: MTBF. MTBF: Mean time between failures.

Question 7 of 15What does “MTTR” mean?
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Answer: Mean time to repair.. MTTR: Mean time to repair.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Energy isolation procedure.”
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Answer: Lockout/tagout. Lockout/tagout: Energy isolation procedure.

Question 9 of 15What does “Work order” mean?
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Answer: Repair request.. Work order: Repair request.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Work waiting.”
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Answer: Backlog. Backlog: Work waiting.

Question 11 of 15What does “Planner” mean?
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Answer: Prepares maintenance work.. Planner: Prepares maintenance work.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Fixing based on condition data.”
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Answer: Predictive maintenance. Predictive maintenance: Fixing based on condition data.

Question 13 of 15What does “Critical spares” mean?
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Answer: Must-have parts.. Critical spares: Must-have parts.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Preventive maintenance.”
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Answer: PM. PM: Preventive maintenance.

Question 15 of 15What does “CMMS” mean?
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Answer: Maintenance management software.. CMMS: Maintenance management software.

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