Performs semiskilled and unskilled tasks related to the maintenance and repair involved in assisting journey-level workers in a variety of crafts related to the maintenance and/or repair of facility equipment and structures. The Maintenance Trades Helper is closely supervised.

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Perform tasks involved in assisting a journey-level worker in the various trades and have an elementary knowledge of hand tools and mechanical processes.
• Performs recurring tasks such as moving materials and equipment to work locations and sets up work site
• Work in more than one trade area, as assigned
• Perform routine and preventive maintenance
• Completes records, maintains tools, and equipment, and performs various clean-up and housekeeping activities
• Interacts with coworkers in an attentive courteous manner
• Complies with applicable federal, state, NASA, GSFC, and OSHA laws and regulations.
• Performs duties such as, but not limited to work and plant area clean up, file maintenance, warehouse space maintenance and telephone answering as required.
• Coordinates with other trade and warehouse personnel in the identification of proper and correct materials, parts assemblies and requirements for a variety of requisitions necessary for the job/task.
• Performs periodic stock inventories and request material requisitions for replacement items as required.
• Ability to operate vehicles and/or other equipment.
• Assists and supports other departments, staff and/or trade groups as needed or directed.
• Adheres to the established safety and personnel policies and standard operating procedures.
• Performs other related work as required or assigned.

Accountable For:

• Timely and cost effective performance of duties.
• Adherence to all safety, environmental and health rules and regulations.
• Working with the Supervisors and Operators to outline work to be done, after which incumbent is expected to work independently.

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefit packages. This position is offering a pay range of $28.27 - $28.27 depending on experience, seniority, geographic locations, and factors permitted by law. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401k; education assistance; paid time off including Paid Time Off, holidays and any other paid leave required by law.

• High school graduate or equivalent GED.
• General experience assisting one or more in the skilled maintenance trades by performing specific duties of lesser skill.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and team lift 75 pounds.
• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding or ramps
• Knowledge of hand and power tools.
• Mature judgment.
• Ability to adapt to changes in technology and applicable facility/infrastructure codes and standards.
• Ability to deal with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass pre-hire background and drug screen.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled