Maintenance Helper

Summary

Performs basic maintenance and repair tasks and may assist other skilled workers or general building/facility maintenance projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist skilled workers in troubleshooting, maintenance, repair and other building systems and equipment.

• Drills holes for wiring and pulls or pushes wiring through openings. Assists in lifting, positioning and fastening objects such as wiring and conduit. Performs minor electrical repairs such as replacing bulbs, light sockets and switches.

• Installs weather stripping, interior and exterior trim and finish hardware. Install items such as window shades, venetian blinds and curtain rods.

• Removes walls or cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe, pipe fittings and doors. Bends pipe to correct angle by using pipe bending equipment or by placing pipe over form and bending manually. Threads and connects pipe and conduit to functional components. Performs basic repairs to plumbing systems including fixing leaky faucets and opening clogged drains, etc.

• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens together with nails, dowel pins or glue. Covers sub floors, walls and roofs with building material. Cleans surfaces with sandpaper, solvent and wiping cloths to prepare surfaces for finishing.

• Breaks up and removes concrete. Cuts lumber to length, prepares forms and pours concrete for miscellaneous projects. Dismantles forms, applies caulking compounds to seal crevices, cuts and attaches insulating material.

• Maintains convectors by cleaning units and replacing filters and insulation as needed. Performs other preventive maintenance tasks such as changing belts and lubricating moving parts.

• May repair carpet by removing and replacing damaged sections.

• May provide assistance to more skilled workers performing installation, adjustment, maintenance, parts replacement, and repairs.

• Tests smoke detectors according to manufacturer’s recommendations. Replaces batteries and maintains service log of tests and repairs.

• Maintains tools and equipment and keeps supplies and parts in order. Cleans work area, tools, machines and equipment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)