Repair and install gas appliances and equipment, such as ovens, dryers, and hot water heaters.
Duties and Tasks:
1) Measures, cuts, and threads pipe and connects it to feeder lines and equipment or appliance, using rule and hand tools.
2) Tests and examines pipelines and equipment to locate leaks and faulty connections and to determine pressure and flow of gas.
Activities:
1) Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
2) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
3) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
4) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
5) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
6) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
7) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
8) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
9) Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Abilities:
1) Wrist-Finger Speed — The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
2) Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
3) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Knowledge
Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.