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MWR Maintenance Worker

U.S. Marine Corps, Fallon, NV, United States


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Duties

Performs work in two or more trade practices associated with occupations such as plumbing, carpentry, and painting.
Plumbing
Makes plumbing repairs that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, resealing, replacing defective parts or units of utility, supply, and disposal systems, such as dirty traps, sections of broken tile, damaged or broken pipes, leaky faucets, and stopped up drains. Installs water heaters, garbage disposal units, faucets, and sinks.
Carpentry
Measures, cuts, and constructs or repairs wood or wood substitute items such as scaffolds, staging parts, panels, bins, pallets, concrete forms, dry walls, sheathing, and roof decking.
Painting
Performs standard coating methods such as brushing, rolling and spraying, by the use of coating materials that are prepared according to specific directions, and by the application of coating techniques that ensure surfaces are fully coated, protected, and free from drips and runs.
Additional Responsibilities
Assists staff members by asking questions to determine, verify, and solve problems; resolves problems quickly; and alerts supervisor or proper point of contact for assistance when issues arrive. Asks questions to determine, verify and solve problems. Checks for satisfaction on the quality of goods and services. Takes action to solve problems quickly. Alerts the higher-level supervisor or proper point of contact for help when problems arise. Observes required safety, sanitation and hazardous waste disposal rules and regulations. Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Uses required safety equipment, and observes safe work procedures. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor. Drives motor vehicles to transport tools and materials to and from work site using Government owned vehicles.