I say "mission critical" in so far as operations. A factory without proper wiring or no power is a very expensive thing. Not shipping out whatever your factory makes and holding up all those trucks is a very expensive thing. Fucking up your clients production lines is a very expensive thing.
So yeah, I'm sure your employer thinks keeping the lights on and the power flowing is "mission critical" to them.
Yup. This. I make automated machines and while there are less need for low level people there is a higher need for people to understand and maintain these machines
It IS highly reliant on automation however and I have a decade of experience in maintaining automated equipment.
So yeah, I'm sure your employer thinks keeping the lights on and the power flowing is "mission critical" to them.