"Maintenance and Repair Workers, General"

Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Maintenance and Repair Workers, General"

1) Order parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms.

2) Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.

 

3) Paint and repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, and other parts of building structures.

4) Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.

5) Align and balance new equipment after installation.

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6) Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.

7) Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.

8) Maintain and repair specialized equipment and machinery found in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, and factories.

9) Fabricate and repair counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures such as sheds and outbuildings.

10) Estimate repair costs.

11) Lay brick to repair and maintain buildings, walls, arches and other structures.

 

12) Grind and reseat valves, using valve-grinding machines.

13) Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.

14) Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.

 

15) Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, and perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.

16) Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.

17) Assemble, install and/or repair wiring, electrical and electronic components, pipe systems and plumbing, machinery, and equipment.

18) Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary.

19) Inspect, operate, and test machinery and equipment in order to diagnose machine malfunctions.

20) Record maintenance and repair work performed and the costs of the work.

21) Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.

22) Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.

23) Plan and lay out repair work using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, and schematic diagrams.

Job Description for "Maintenance and Repair Workers, General" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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