Duties

Employed as a Trades Helper to assist the skilled technicians as they carry out skilled maintenance and repair work on all facilities throughout the NEC to include office buildings, grounds and residential owned/leased properties. Work assignments will be directed by the Supervisory Building Engineer.

Operations & Maintenance Support 95%

Provides assistance to the technicians of the skilled workshops to help them in routine mechanical, carpentry, electrical and plumbing maintenance and preventive maintenance, repairs, and installations.

Assists in various manual tasks such as: demolition work, painting, plumbing, carpentry work, routine and preventive maintenance, and general cleanup of work areas, and common use areas of the NEC.

Uses hand and power tools under the supervision of the skilled technicians and mechanics as necessary.

Prepares worksite and maintains tools and equipment. Brings tools, supplies and materials to work site as directed by the skilled technicians; cleans the work site at the completion of the task; loads and unloads materials and tools and also loads construction debris into dump truck.

Perform unskilled tasks such as common laborer work, material handling, snow removal, grounds maintenance and gardening work.

Logistic Support 5%

Performs escort duties for local contractors as required.

Reports installation deficiencies and maintenance/repair needs to supervisor.

Performs other collateral duties as assigned by the Supervisory Building Engineer.

Note: Incumbent serves as an incidental operator of official vehicles and meets all requirements outlined in 14 FAM 433.