NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM) · 1 week ago
MAINTENANCE WORKER/RFT/NATIONAL CITY/WESTERN DISTRICT
United States-California-National City
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expNavy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is seeking a Maintenance Worker to perform a variety of maintenance work requiring the use of trade practices associated with air conditioning, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and painting. The role involves installation, maintenance, and repair of various systems and structures, ensuring that all work meets safety and operational standards.
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Responsibilities
Performs maintenance and repair work involving several trade skills when performing a substantial variety of the following examples of work
Installs maintains and repairs a variety of refrigeration and air conditioning units and systems such as coolers refrigeration's deep freezers etc
Traces and locates defects and makes visual audible and mechanical checks to determine the extent of repairs needed
Replaces a major portion of the various cooling units such as compressors condensers expansion valves thermostats and drive assembles tightens loose connections makes splices insulates exposed wires in power sources cleans and lubricates moving parts replaces items such as belts fans and fuses
Upon completion of repair tests for proper operation
Makes electrical repairs on such items as defective wiring controls equipment and fixtures having broken or bare wiring burned out switches and relays loose connections and fittings damaged light fixtures poorly operating thermostats
Rearranges and hooks up items such as outlets switches light fixtures regulators and circuit breakers to installed systems
Locates broken worn damaged or poorly operating wiring fixtures controls and equipment through visual check or use of a limited number of test equipment such as lamps and ammeters
Removes replaces tightens splices solders and or insulates the items being repaired using a variety of hand tools. Measures cuts and bends wires and conduits to specified lengths and angles
Removes cleans replaces and seals defective parts of utility supply and disposal systems such as dirty traps sections of broken tile pipe and tile caulks and seals elbows union joints and faucets cleans and reinstalls joints and fixtures. Hooks up water heaters disposal units faucets and similar type equipment to installed systems
Uses material specified in work orders or obtains replacement parts by comparison with samples
Measures cuts and bends pipe according to measurements specified in orders or sketches or by comparison with samples
Uses such tools and equipment as tapes rules hacksaws hand and power pipe threaders and cutters packing and caulking irons and pipe wrenches
Plans and lays out work in accordance with drawings sketches blue-prints and own knowledge of construction or needed repairs
Selects lumber materials and supplies
Measures and cuts materials to the required lengths and dimensions. Installs structural and trim items by nailing bolting morticing doweling and gluing
Planes sands and finishes completed work when necessary
Installs sheet roll and shingle roofing insuring proper alignment and overlap
Fabricates and installs frames for windows doors transoms and ventilators shelves counters plywood duct work bulletin boards cabinets bookcases and related features having built in characteristics
Insures that installed components are level and accurately aligned with other parts of the structure. Installs floor and window sashes
Trims mortices drills and prepares items for attachment of hardware
Applies caulking compound or other filler material around door and window casing and at points where tight seal is required
Uses a variety of hand and power shop tools in the accomplishment of assignment
Performs maintenance repair or construction of a variety of structures and surfaces of brick block stone and other related materials
May remove damaged portions of walls partitions walkways or other similar structures in preparation of repairs
Tears out portions of walls for the installation of doors or windows
Spreads mortar sets brick block and stone and finishes mortar joints so that the repaired portion matches the undamaged portion of the structure
Uses a variety of hand tools such as trowels gauge lines plumb bobs air hammers and chisels in the performance of the above duties
Performs maintenance repair or construction of a variety of structures and surfaces of brick block stone and other related materials
May remove damaged portions of walls partitions walkways or other similar structures
Spreads mortar sets brick block and stone finishes mortar joints
Uses a variety of hand tools such as trowels gauge lines plumb bobs air hammers chisels etc
Paints a variety of surfaces interiors and exteriors of buildings shelves counter cabinets and similar items at Navy Exchange sites and locations according to directions insuring surfaces are fully coated protected and free from drips and runs
Prepares surfaces by methods such as sanding wire brushing scraping spackling and puttying brushes out rolls shellacs applying prime intermediate and final coats and assuring coating finishes meet surface protection requirements
Uses pre-mixed paints and prepared solvents thinner and stirs coating materials in accomplishment of painting assignments
Checks surfaces after painting to assure there are no skips touches up as needed
Cleans and maintains brushes and painting equipment
May make automotive repairs that can be accomplished by cleaning reinstalling or replacing defective parts of components and systems such as fouled spark plugs leaky wheel cylinders corroded mufflers and worn brake shoes
Determines if parts should be cleaned and reinstalled or replaced with standard parts
As necessary removes and replaces with standard parts such as items as wheel cylinders fuel lines condensers mufflers tailpipes brake linings master cylinders etc
Makes as required settings and adjustments such as setting distributor and voltage regulator points gapping spark plugs setting engine idle and time and taking up on brakes
Uses a variety of common handtools such as wrenches pliers brake tools ignition tools and screwdrivers in the accomplishment of the above
Locates worn dirty or poorly adjusted parts through visual check or uses a variety of test equipment such as timing lights dwell meters feeler gauges circuit testers and similar type of test equipment
Maintains storeroom areas in a clean and orderly manner
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
One year of experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of general maintenance practices involving the upkeep of buildings, grounds, fixtures, equipment, etc
Three years of general maintenance work involving a variety of trade practices associated with such occupations as air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and painting
One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience
Is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions
Frequently lifts, carries and sets up materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds in the performance of duties
Company
NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM)
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) Enterprise encompasses six business lines, boasting a workforce of more than 14,000 associates located around the globe.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John Best
SVP Chief Financial Officer
Alan Conway
SVP & CIO
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