MAINTENANCE WORKER

NEXCOM • Norfolk, VA

22h

About The Position

Performs a variety of maintenance work requiring the use of a variety of trade practices associated with such occupations as air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and painting.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs maintenance and repair work involving several trade skills when performing a substantial variety of the following examples of work:
Installs, maintains, and repairs a variety of refrigeration and air conditioning units and systems such as coolers, refrigerators, deep freezers, etc. Traces and locates defects and makes visual, audible, and mechanical checks to determine the extent of repairs needed. Replaces a major portion of the various cooling units such as compressors, condensers, expansion valves, thermostats, and drives; assembles, tightens loose connections, makes splices, insulates exposed wires in power sources, cleans and lubricates moving parts, and replaces items such as belts, fans, and fuses. Upon completion of repair, tests for proper operation.
Makes electrical repairs on such items as defective wiring, controls, equipment, and fixtures having broken or bare wiring, burned-out switches and relays, loose connections and fittings, damaged light fixtures, and poorly operating thermostats. Rearranges and hooks up items such as outlets, switches, light fixtures, regulators, and circuit breakers to installed systems. Locates broken, worn, damaged, or poorly operating wiring, fixtures, controls, and equipment through visual checks or use of a limited number of test equipment such as lamps and ammeters. Removes, replaces, tightens, splices, solders, and/or insulates the items being repaired using a variety of hand tools. Measures, cuts, and bends wires and conduits to specified lengths and angles.
Removes, cleans, replaces, and seals defective parts of utility supply and disposal systems such as dirty traps and sections of broken tile pipe; caulks and seals elbows, union joints, and faucets; cleans and reinstalls joints and fixtures. Hooks up water heaters, disposal units, faucets, and similar types of equipment to installed systems. Uses materials specified in work orders or obtains replacement parts by comparison with samples. Measures, cuts, and bends pipe according to measurements specified in orders or sketches or by comparison with samples. Uses such tools and equipment as tapes, rules, hacksaws, hand and power pipe threaders and cutters, packing and caulking irons, and pipe wrenches.
Plans and lays out work in accordance with drawings, sketches, blueprints, and own knowledge of construction or needed repairs. Selects lumber, materials, and supplies. Measures and cuts materials to the required lengths and dimensions. Installs structural and trim items by nailing, bolting, morticing, doweling, and gluing. Planes, sands, and finishes completed work when necessary. Installs sheet, roll, and shingle roofing, ensuring proper alignment and overlap. Fabricates and installs frames for windows, doors, transoms, ventilators, shelves, counters, plywood ductwork, bulletin boards, cabinets, bookcases, and related features having built-in characteristics. Ensures that installed components are level and accurately aligned with other parts of the structure. Installs floors and window sashes. Trims, mortices, drills, and prepares items for attachment of hardware. Applies caulking compound or other filler material around door and window casings and at points where a tight seal is required. Uses a variety of hand and power shop tools in the accomplishment of assignments.
Performs maintenance, repair, or construction of a variety of structures and surfaces of brick, block, stone, and other related materials. May remove damaged portions of walls, partitions, walkways, or other similar structures in preparation for repairs. Tears out portions of walls for the installation of doors or windows. Spreads mortar, sets brick, block, and stone, and finishes mortar joints so that the repaired portion matches the undamaged portion of the structure. Uses a variety of hand tools such as trowels, gauge lines, plumb bobs, air hammers, and chisels in the performance of the above duties.
Performs maintenance, repair, or construction of a variety of structures and surfaces of brick, block, stone, and other related materials. May remove damaged portions of walls, partitions, walkways, or other similar structures. Spreads mortar, sets brick, block, and stone, and finishes mortar joints. Uses a variety of hand tools such as trowels, gauge lines, plumb bobs, air hammers, chisels, etc.
Paints a variety of surfaces, interiors and exteriors of buildings, shelves, counters, cabinets, and similar items at Navy Exchange sites and locations according to directions, ensuring surfaces are fully coated, protected, and free from drips and runs. Prepares surfaces by methods such as sanding, wire brushing, scraping, spackling, and puttying. Brushes or rolls shellac, applying prime, intermediate, and final coats, and ensuring coating finishes meet surface protection requirements. Uses pre-mixed paints and prepared solvents and thinners, and stirs coating materials in the accomplishment of painting assignments. Checks surfaces after painting to ensure there are no skips; touches up as needed. Cleans and maintains brushes and painting equipment.
May make automotive repairs that can be accomplished by cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems such as fouled spark plugs, leaky wheel cylinders, corroded mufflers, and worn brake shoes. Determines if parts should be cleaned and reinstalled or replaced with standard parts. As necessary, removes and replaces standard parts such as wheel cylinders, fuel lines, condensers, mufflers, tailpipes, brake linings, master cylinders, etc. Makes required settings and adjustments such as setting distributor and voltage regulator points, gapping spark plugs, setting engine idle and timing, and adjusting brakes. Uses a variety of common hand tools such as wrenches, pliers, brake tools, ignition tools, and screwdrivers in the accomplishment of the above. Locates worn, dirty, or poorly adjusted parts through visual checks or uses a variety of test equipment such as timing lights, dwell meters, feeler gauges, circuit testers, and similar types of test equipment.
Maintains storeroom areas in a clean and orderly manner.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts, carries, and sets up materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds in the performance of duties.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is performed inside and outside. Inside work is usually in buildings that are adequately heated, lighted, and ventilated. Noise from hammers, saws, and other power tools is frequent. Is exposed to dust, dirt, fumes, and spray when repairing, painting, and operating power tools, etc. Injuries may occur when lifting heavy pieces of lumber or equipment; cuts and bruises may occur while using hand tools and equipment; more serious injuries may occur from falls from ladders and scaffolds.

Requirements

• GENERAL EXPERIENCE One year of experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of general maintenance practices involving the upkeep of buildings, grounds, fixtures, equipment, etc.
• SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE One year of high school education may be substituted for three months of general experience, up to a high school diploma or GED for one year of general experience.
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Three years of general maintenance work involving a variety of trade practices associated with occupations such as air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and painting, etc.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, and repairs a variety of refrigeration and air conditioning units and systems.
• Makes electrical repairs on such items as defective wiring, controls, equipment, and fixtures.
• Removes, cleans, replaces, and seals defective parts of utility supply and disposal systems.
• Plans and lays out work in accordance with drawings, sketches, blueprints, and own knowledge of construction or needed repairs.
• Performs maintenance, repair, or construction of a variety of structures and surfaces of brick, block, stone, and other related materials.
• Paints a variety of surfaces, interiors and exteriors of buildings, shelves, counters, cabinets, and similar items.
• May make automotive repairs that can be accomplished by cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems.
• Maintains storeroom areas in a clean and orderly manner.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED