Michael — Maintenance Technician

Building Operator Licensed – 3rd Class through the City of Detroit to maintain chillers, pumps and motors, fan rooms, including oxygen facilities and life support equipment.  Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.  Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.  Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.  Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.  Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.  Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.  Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.  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.  Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.  Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.  Perform general cleaning duties of buildings or properties.  Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.  Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.  Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.  Made rounds and checked operations of temporary boiler  Test and treat water supply.  Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential or commercial buildings. Green Task Statement

1st Class Equipment Operator/Supervisor/Trainer  Learn and follow safety regulations.  Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.  Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.  Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.  Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms. Enginemen 2nd Class 1987-1992  Aligning fuel, water and air piping systems and controlling operation of diesel engines used for ship and small craft propulsion, and to generate electrical power  1 st Class equipment operator in the U.S. Navy of all types of construction equipment and military tactical vehicle  Cleaning, lubricating, adjusting, testing and performing other preventive maintenance on diesel engines, reduction gears, air compressors, hydraulic or pneumatic clutches, steering engines and controllable pitch propeller systems;  Operating and maintaining desalinization plants used to make fresh water from sea water;  Operating and servicing refrigeration plants and air conditioning systems;  Repairing or replacing valves, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers and control devices used with diesel engines and gas turbines; making entries into and analyze machinery operating records and reports.  Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms.

Test pipe or tubing joints or connections for leaks, using pressure gauge or soap-and-water solution.  Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment.  Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.  Discuss heating or cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions.  Repair or service heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to improve efficiency, such as by changing filters, cleaning ducts, or refilling non-toxic refrigerants. Green Task Statement Install, connect, or adjust thermostats, humidistats, or timers.  Connect heating or air conditioning equipment to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form complete circuit.  Troubleshoot all types of beverage and food equipment.

Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.  Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.  Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.  Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.