Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

What Does a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Do?

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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools.
• 2Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning.
• 3Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
• 4Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools.
• 5Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
• 6Hold or supply tools, parts, equipment, and supplies for other workers.
• 7Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components.
• 8Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs are complete.

Required Skills

• Atlas Construction Business Forms
• Building automation software
• Data logging software
• Facility energy management software
• HVAC tools software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Windows

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary