General Maintenance Worker

Akima; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO) seeks a General Maintenance Worker to support the Office of Scientific and Technical Information in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The role covers general maintenance and repair across trades including painting, carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and electrical tasks.

Responsibilities include safety involvement, housekeeping, assisting other trades, and occasional structural work. Requires a HS diploma, valid driver’s license, and 3 years of O&M experience.

Qualifications

• Valid state driver’s license is required.
• Three years’ work experience in O&M services.
• Basic working knowledge in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry, and painting.
• On-Call 24-7 response with the ability to respond to base emergency within 1 hour.

Responsibilities

• Supports the project Safety Plan through involvement in safety training and adherence to requirements.
• Performs general maintenance and repair of equipment and building across trades such as painting, carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and electrical assistance.
• Keeps supervisor apprised of unique situations and problems encountered.
• Replaces cover plates, patches holes in walls/ceilings, paints structures, and moves furniture as needed.
• Ensures proper housekeeping practices are observed.
• Assists other crafts and trades personnel in daily operations. Mowing, trimming, weed control.
• Performs other tasks as necessary.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Driver's license

O&M experience

Basic maintenance skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

AFO is looking for a General Maintenance Worker to work at the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), Oak Ridge, Tennessee. To join our team of outstanding professionals,

Responsibilities

• Supports the project Safety Plan through personal involvement in all aspects of safety, including training and attention to the adherence to safety requirements pertaining to particular trades.
• Performs general maintenance and repair of equipment and building requiring basic skills and knowledge in such trades as painting, carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and electrical assistance.
• Keeps supervisor apprised of unique situations and problems encountered.
• Performs a variety of duties: as replacing cover plates, using plaster or compound to patch minor holes and cracks in walls and ceilings; painting structures and equipment and furniture moves.
• Ensures proper housekeeping practices are observed.
• Assists other crafts and trades personnel in their daily operations. Mowing, Trimming, and Weed Control.
• Performs other tasks as necessary.

Qualifications

• Valid state driver’s license.
• Performs general maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment.
• Three years’ work experience in O&M services.
• Verbal and basic written communication skills.
• Basic working knowledge in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry, and painting.
• On-Call 24-7 response with the ability to respond to base emergency within 1- hour.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Work Conditions

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Outdoors work is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
• Work hours are subject to change, with overtime work as needed.
• Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclines, hand and soft-carpeted floors, cement structures and surfaces, on roofs or on ladders for extended periods of time.

Job ID

2026-25611

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders

AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers

AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee

You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

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