General Maintenance Helper - USW3

Naval Nuclear Laboratory
parental leave, tuition assistance, 401(k)
United States, Pennsylvania, West Mifflin
814 Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard (Show on map)
Apr 21, 2026
About Us Job Description Join the NNL team as a General Maintenance Helper at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory! The General Laborer 2 assists maintenance employees in the installation, repair, maintenance, and construction of laboratory machinery,equipmentand buildings. Perform sampling of materials and substrates to characterize materials for radiological,environmentaland industrial hygiene controls. Perform remediation of areas for the purposes of supporting facility and infrastructure work. Handle, package, and transport materialscontaininghazardous materials, asbestos, radioactivematerialsand other materials of other environmental concerns.Perform painting of equipment, vehicles, machinery and exterior or interior surfaces of buildings, using brush, pad, spray, or roller.Determineappropriate materialfor coating needed, measure areas to be covered and estimate quantitiesrequired, and prepare surfaces for coating. Qualify as an Asbestos Worker and perform the duties ofa RAM Transporter.Respondingto trouble calls related to immediate issues to helpmaintaincontinuity of operations.Identifyand develop improvements to existing facilities or methods of operation.? Determine material requirements and select appropriate materials to perform a job.? Maintain and organize material / waste storage areas. Receive oral and written instructions from supervisors, managers, or higher classified maintenance personnel. Ability to operate powered hand tools and equipment in order to perform non-technical work. Assist carpenters, electricians, plumbers, sheet metal workers, pipe fitters, machine repair personnel and other maintenance employees, to handle environmental and radiological waste aspects. Perform environmental and radiological sampling and remediation work as directed. Perform, package and transport environmental, asbestos, PCB, hazardous, chemical samples, radioactive, and mixed waste per established requirements. Maintain qualifications as a C-RAM/RAM Transporter and mixed waste / generator transporter (MWGT) to support radiological work performed by other craft personnel. Perform inspections of asbestos, PCB, hazardous, radioactive, and mixed waste areas as required Maintain environmental and radiological work and storage areas per Federal, State, and Bettis regulations. Check surfaces to be painted for damage such as cracks, penetrations or loose putty and caulking. Repair surface damage to obtain a smooth and airtight surface by methods such as patching and caulking. Prep surfaces for coating by methods such as acid or alkali chemical cleaning, solvent washing, grinding, scarifying, sandblasting, high pressure water blasting, scraping, sanding, wire brushing or vacuuming. Reduce paints to proper consistency by mixing in thinning agents per manufacturer's instructions. Assemble, disassemble, and clean paint spray apparatus. Clean brushes, tools and equipment such as sign reproducing equipment and color dispenser machinery. Set up and operate sign reproducing and stencil equipment. Lay out lettering and symbols for signs. Recommend and assist in the specification of materials needed to replenish on-hand parts and materials, and parts and materials needed to complete job assignments. Install new or replacement material as required by engineering changes or as deemed appropriate as skill of the craft.? Required Combination of Knowledge and Skill High school or vocational school graduate or the equivalent with the ability to read, write and perform general mathematics of the variety usually learned in a high school or vocational school course. Possess current qualification or ability to obtain andmaintaina contamination worker qualificationandRAM Transporter in accordance withestablished Naval Reactors Program criteria within six months or as agreed upon by management through the established training plan upon assignment. Personnel who are unwilling tomaintainor obtain the required qualifications will be removed to the next lower qualified position.? . Must pass a periodic physical examination.? Preferred Skills Contamination Worker qualification Compensation and Benefits Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits Disability, Life & Accident Insurance 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan Personal & Medical Time Off Paid Parental Leave Flexible Work Schedules Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Wellness Program Visit us online to view all NNL benefits! Pay Range $22.38 hourly Jobs categorized as subject to a collective bargaining agreement will adhere to the pay rates, wage increases, progression schedules, and other parameters identified and negotiated in said agreements. Wages and other compensation details are subject to change based negotiated changes to the collective bargaining agreements. Apply Now