Maintenance Trades Helper

Maintenance Trades Helper

Location: Petersburg, Virginia (FT. Lee)

Type: Non-Exempt

Work Schedule: Full-time, Day Shift

Compensation: $30.13/hour 

Benefits: Tessera is proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to our eligible part-time and full-time employees.

Full-Time benefits of a Maintenance Trades Helper at Tessera include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) retirement plan, Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts for both medical and dependent care

• 11 paid federal holidays, accrual of 10 paid days of vacation at the start of employment , paid sick leave.

• Potential shared earning bonus

• Tuition assistance is available after 1 year of employment and potential scholarships for qualified dependents

• Professional development, certifications, and training opportunities

• Verizon wireless discount

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and an engaging wellness program

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for full-time employees

Tessera is dedicated to “Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities” by hiring and supporting individuals with disabilities as well as veterans with disabilities. We take pride in our purpose-driven culture, our core values - Inclusion, Partnerships, Integrity - and our commitment to providing a safe and respectful work environment for our employees.

Tessera is seeking a dedicated and reliable Maintenance Trades Helper with a positive attitude.  The Maintenance Trades Helper is a development position with duties that include the performance of unskilled to semi-skilled tasks. This position assists one or more workers in the semi-skilled to skilled maintenance trades by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill such as: keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools, cleaning working areas, machines, and equipment; holding materials or tools for a worker with greater skill; and performing other unskilled to semi-skilled tasks as directed. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform and level of supervision varies with the trade, task and worker capability. In some semi-skilled to skilled trades and tasks the helper is closely supervised and confined to supplying, lifting and holding materials and tools, and cleaning working areas; and in others, the worker is permitted to perform specialized work or parts of a trade on a full-time basis with moderate to close supervision. Unskilled tasks are generally accomplished by the worker with limited to moderate supervision.

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Assists in the completion of maintenance and upkeep of buildings, grounds, and equipment.

• Assists skilled workers in performing various electrical, carpentry, plumbing and masonry work to include semi-skilled tasks with moderate to close supervision, and unskilled tasks with limited to moderate supervision.

• Semi-skilled tasks include: Applying touch up paint, caulking; replacing floor and ceiling tile; replacing electrical outlets, switch covers and bulbs; repairing/replacing door hardware; disassembling, cleaning and repairing, and reassembling appliances and equipment; replacing damaged building fixtures; disassembling, cleaning and replacing plumbing components; using plaster or compound to patch holes and cracks in walls and ceilings, repairing or replacing sinks, water coolers and toilets; painting structures and equipment; repairing or replacing concrete floors, steps and sidewalks; replacing damaged paneling; replacing broken window panes; and, performing general maintenance on equipment and machinery.

• Holding and/or passing objects for a skilled trade craftsman; supplying a skilled trade craftsman with tools and materials; installing fastening hardware, such as nuts, bolts, washers, etc.; sweeping, debris removal; cleaning/removing debris from fasteners, structures, equipment or appliances; manually moving and transporting appliances, equipment and materials; physically relocating and temporarily fastening to overhead air hoses, electrical cables and flexible ventilation; performing grounds maintenance; cleaning roof drains and gutters; lead/mold cleaning work, and, changing a variety of different filters throughout the buildings on Fort Lee.

• Assists with supply functions to include loading and unloading materials, stocking shelves, inspecting equipment, checking inventories, and material pick-up and issue.

• Utilizes computers and/or handheld mobile devices for timekeeping,