TS EN 15628

TS EN 15628 is a standard concerned with the qualifications maintenance personnel should have for the tasks they perform in maintenance of plant, infrastructure and production systems. It also includes maintenance of plants and buildings from the technical-services perspective, helping define the knowledge, skills and competence associated with different maintenance roles.

How maintenance roles are distinguished

The document frames maintenance as a structured professional function rather than a single generic job. It identifies the qualification profile for roles such as Maintenance Technician Specialist, Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Engineer, and Maintenance Manager. That distinction matters because hands-on execution, technical oversight, planning, and responsibility for the maintenance function each call for a different balance of expertise and authority.

What the standard does not try to define

This standard does not set verification criteria tied to a specific commodity sector, nor does it prescribe specialized training for sector-specific professions. In general technical terms, maintenance competence usually involves diagnosing faults, organizing preventive and corrective maintenance, and supporting reliability and service continuity. Those broader practices are commonly developed through sector training, workplace procedures, and organization-specific requirements.

In practice, TS EN 15628 serves as a qualification framework for maintenance personnel rather than a procedural manual for performing maintenance work. It is therefore most useful for clarifying role profiles, staffing expectations, and the level of competence associated with maintenance functions.