Maintenance Assistant, St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, P27115

Duties Description Maintenance Assistants use hand and shop tools to perform semi-skilled maintenance and repair work on structures and equipment. As semi-skilled workers, Maintenance Assistants perform routine, repetitive maintenance, installation and repair tasks in one or a combination of the mechanical, building construction, motor equipment, and electrical trades. Incumbents may also perform journey level activities, under supervision or after receiving detailed instructions, to learn and perfect their skills. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs routine replacement and repair of plumbing and
steamfitting equipment and installation of new equipment,
according to layouts provided by the supervisor, by cutting,
fitting, and threading pipe; removing existing pipes and
fixtures; repairing and adjusting water mixers, thermostats,
and other fixtures locating and unplugging stoppages; repairing domestic steam equipment such as steam tables, ...