Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

• Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.
• Move and set up mobile homes or prefabricated buildings on owners' lots or at mobile home parks.
• Inspect, examine, and test the operation of parts or systems to evaluate operating condition and to determine if repairs are needed.
• Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems, and test operation of plumbing fixtures.
• Remove damaged exterior panels, repair and replace structural frame members, and seal leaks, using hand tools.
• Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
• Install, repair, and replace units, fixtures, appliances, and other items and systems in mobile and modular homes, prefabricated buildings, or travel trailers, using hand tools or power tools.
• Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.
• Repair leaks in plumbing or gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.
• Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, and hand tools.
• Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.

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• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers.