Job Family: 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance and Repair Occupational Group: 49-9090 Installation, Maintenance and Repair
OCCUPATION PROFILE
JOB FAMILY: INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
OCCUPATION: HELPERS/INSTALL/MAINTENANCE & REPAIR WKR 49-9098
BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 001
DESCRIPTION
This is work helping installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Incumbents perform duties, such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work areas, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Helps mechanics and repairers maintain and repair vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment.
Furnishes tools, parts, equipment, and supplies to other workers.
Cleans or lubricates vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
Transfers equipment, tools, parts, and other objects to and from work stations and other areas, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.
Assembles and disassembles machinery, equipment, components, and other parts, using hand tools and power tools.
Installs or replaces machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand tools or power tools.
Adjusts and connects or disconnects wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand tools or power tools.
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Applies protective materials to equipment, components, and parts to prevent defects and corrosion.
Tends and observes equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
Positions vehicles, machinery, equipment, physical structures, and other objects, for assembly or installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.
Examines and tests machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects and to ensure proper functioning.
Builds or erects and maintains physical structures, using hand tools or power tools.
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Handling and Moving Objects Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards. Performing General Physical Activities Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials. Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, Equipment adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Identifying information received by making Events estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
Getting Information Needed to Do the Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining Job information from all relevant sources.
Monitor Processes, Materials, and/or Monitoring and reviewing information from Surroundings materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
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EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Equipment Maintenance Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
Installation Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems
Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
Product Inspection Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
Active Listening Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
Mechanical Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
EFFECTIVE: 03/17/2003 History: 07/01/2002
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