Career Details :: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Description
Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.
Experience
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.
Education
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Tasks
- Assembles and disassembles machinery, equipment, components, and other parts, using hand tools and power tools.
- Positions vehicles, machinery, equipment, physical structures, and other objects for assembly or installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.
- Tends and observes equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
- Applies protective materials to equipment, components, and parts to prevent defects and corrosion.
- Installs or replaces machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand tools or power tools.
- Transfers equipment, tools, parts, and other objects to and from workstations and other areas, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.
- Cleans or lubricates vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning 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.
- Furnishes tools, parts, equipment, and supplies to other workers.
- Adjusts and connects or disconnects wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand tools or power tools.
- Helps mechanics and repairers maintain and repair vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment.
Related Careers
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- Mechanical Door Repairers
- Meter Mechanics
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Rail Car Repairers
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Consequence of Error
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Indoors
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
Related Majors
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