Construction Helper (Maintenance Trades Helper)

Systems Application & Technologies•Fort Rucker, AL

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. (SA-TECH) is a progressive and well-established Department of Defense (DoD) contractor specializing in Range operations and maintenance (O&M); weapons testing; facilities management; aerial, ground and seaborne targets O&M; technical, logistics and other engineering support; systems integration; electronics and communications maintenance services; and a growing cybersecurity business. We are highly focused and, among other efforts, currently operate a dozen active test and/or training ranges for the Army, Air Force and Navy. Our 36-year heritage is founded on supporting complex and diverse DoD programs and we’ve developed a standout reputation for providing the highest quality services, superior workmanship and cost-effective results while achieving complete customer satisfaction. At Fort Rucker, AL, SA-TECH provides Range Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support services for live training of the Aviation Gunnery Range Complex (AGRC) for the Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker Military Installation. We also provide O&M Core Services that enable management and maintenance of training areas and ranges by integrating mission requirements with environmental requirements and sound land management practices under the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security (DPTMS) Directorate. The Fort Rucker Range and Training Complex encompasses roughly 60,000 acres across the Alabama counties of Dale and Coffee. We are currently hiring a Construction Helper (Maintenance Trades Helper) at the Fort Rucker Gunnery Range Complex at Fort Rucker, AL . The Construction Helper assists other skilled workers by keeping workers supplied with materials and tools; cleaning work areas, machines, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeymen. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade. In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools, and cleaning working areas and in others, the worker is permitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis. Basic job functions include (but are not limited to): Constructs and repairs training support items on ranges and training areas; studies specifications; measures, marks, and cuts boards using patterns, templates, rulers, pencils, and hand and power saws. Fastens or installs parts using hammers, nailing machines, or power staplers; repairs defective training aids by replacing damaged parts and inserting wood bracings. Builds wall facades and target frames using rulers, hand tools, and pneumatic nail guns. Fabricates, repairs, modifies, and replaces woodwork training structures and applies preservatives to prolong wood life. Performs general maintenance repair to buildings, structures, fences, concrete, asphalt pads, range support facilities, LRC obstacles, and similar training support structures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in construction and maintenance
Current Driver’s License required; must be able to be insured through company’s vehicle insurance policy while driving work/government/rental vehicles during working hours, and for the duration of employment
U.S. Citizenship required
Must be able to obtain a U.S. DoD NACI Clearance prior to start date and maintain that clearance throughout employment
All candidates will be required to pass background screening to include SSN, Driver Record, and Criminal Background Investigation
All employees will be subject to pre-employment drug screening
Any offer of employment shall be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening

Responsibilities

Constructs and repairs training support items on ranges and training areas
Studies specifications
Measures, marks, and cuts boards using patterns, templates, rulers, pencils, and hand and power saws
Fastens or installs parts using hammers, nailing machines, or power staplers
Repairs defective training aids by replacing damaged parts and inserting wood bracings
Builds wall facades and target frames using rulers, hand tools, and pneumatic nail guns
Fabricates, repairs, modifies, and replaces woodwork training structures
Applies preservatives to prolong wood life
Performs general maintenance repair to buildings, structures, fences, concrete, asphalt pads, range support facilities, LRC obstacles, and similar training support structures
Assists other skilled workers by keeping workers supplied with materials and tools
Cleans work areas, machines, and equipment
Assists journeyman by holding materials or tools
Performs other unskilled tasks as directed by journeymen