Ramsay Corporation's MecTest is a 60 item, self-scoring test designed for use with applicants and incumbents to measure journey-level mechanical knowledge and skills required for maintenance jobs. It is most often used for repair or maintenance mechanics where mechanical knowledge and skills are a necessary part of job activities.

The MecTest Covers These Areas

Hydraulics & Pneumatics Print Reading Welding & Rigging Power Transmission Lubrication Pumps & Piping Mechanical Maintenance Machines, Tools, & Equipment

The MecTest contains 60 items in a multiple-choice format. In a group of 201 employed mechanics, reliability was .89 with a mean score of 39.86, a standard deviation of 9.76, and a standard error of measurement of 3.24.

For a group of 95 maintenance employees at a Fortune 500 processing plant, total MecTest score correlated .31 (p < .01) with managers' overall rating of job performance.