Maintenance and Repair Workers, General - Day to Day Tasks

• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
• Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
• Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
• Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
• Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
• Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.
• Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
• Order parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms.
• Maintain and repair specialized equipment and machinery found in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.
• Dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.
• Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
• Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
• Provide grounds keeping services, such as landscaping and snow removal.
• Perform general cleaning of buildings or properties.
• Test and treat water supply.
• Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools.
• Align and balance new equipment after installation.
• Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring instruments.
• Train and manage maintenance personnel and subcontractors.
• Estimate repair costs.
• Fabricate or repair counters, benches, partitions, or other wooden structures, such as sheds or outbuildings.
• Grind and reseat valves, using valve-grinding machines.
• Lay brick to repair or maintain buildings, walls, arches, or other structures.
• Assemble boilers at installation sites, using tools such as levels, plumb bobs, hammers, torches, or other hand tools.
• Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential or commercial buildings.
• Perform routine maintenance on boilers, such as replacing burners or hoses, installing replacement parts, or reinforcing structural weaknesses to ensure optimal boiler efficiency.
• Position, attach, or blow insulating materials to prevent energy losses from buildings, pipes, or other structures or objects.