Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.
- Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogues, as necessary.
- Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
- Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.
- Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
- Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
- Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
- Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogues or suppliers.
- Plan and layout repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
- Perform general cleaning of buildings or properties.
- Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
- Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
- Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
- Assemble boilers at installation sites, using tools such as levels, plumb bobs, hammers, torches, or other hand tools.
- Test and treat the water supply.
- Perform routine maintenance on boilers, such as replacing burners or hoses, installing replacement parts, or reinforcing structural weaknesses to ensure optimal boiler efficiency.
- Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential or commercial buildings.
- Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools.
- Train or manage maintenance personnel or subcontractors.
- Align and balance new equipment after installation.
- Provide groundskeeping services, such as landscaping or snow removal.
- Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, callipers, micrometres, or other measuring instruments.
- Fabricate or repair counters, benches, partitions, or other wooden structures, such as sheds or outbuildings.
- Position, attach or blow insulating materials to prevent energy losses from buildings, pipes, or other structures or objects.
- Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures.
- Grind and reseat valves, using valve-grinding machines.
Knowledge
- Mechanical— Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Building and Construction— Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- Customer and Personal Service— Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Public Safety and Security— Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- English Language— Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Skills
- Equipment Maintenance— Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Repairing— Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Troubleshooting— Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Critical Thinking— Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Equipment Selection— Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Monitoring— Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Operation and Control— Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Operation Monitoring— Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Active Learning— Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving— Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Coordination— Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
- Installation— Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
- Judgment and Decision Making— Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Quality Control Analysis— Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Reading Comprehension— Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Speaking— Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Time Management— Managing one’s own time and the time of others.