Maintenance Mechanic
Chievres, Belgium
Ausschreibungsbereich
• WHO MAY APPLY?
EU Nationals and NATO Nationals, excluding the US, who do not need a work permit or who possess an unlimited single permit to work in Belgium.
Hauptaufgaben
As a Maintenance Mechanic, you perform the following duties:
- Prepare surfaces, mixes paints, and applies coats with brush, roller, or spray gun on a variety of surfaces, such as interiors and exteriors of buildings
- Use different types of paints, enamels, varnishes, stains, lacquers….
- Replace broken glass in windows and doors, as well as window frames and doors.
- Perform maintenance and repairs of wood assemblies, tighten loose boards and replace defective boards in floor, stairs, platforms, siding and porches.
- Perform minimal maintenance and repair of faucets, flush valves, etc.
- Clear clogged drains and traps.
- Replace defective pipe fittings and connections, radiator valves,…
- Repair or replace defective wiring and makes minor extensions of existing electrical systems and minor repairs to electrical appliances.
Qualifikationsanforderungen
• PROFILE
Applicants must possess a High Secondary School degree in the related field or demonstrate at least one year of experience in the same or a similar line of work. The experience must demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position, as described in the following section of this announcement.
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs)
- Skill in using hand and power tools to accomplish such tasks as cutting bevels, rabbets, chamfers, grooves; laminating and bending; and fine surfacing materials.
- Ability to read and apply directions that relate to the mixture, use, and application of various kinds of coating materials, solvents, and pre-coating agents.
- Knowledge of standard plumbing and electrical methods and techniques.
- Ability to read and follow directions, wiring diagrams, plumbing diagrams, simple blueprints and apply additions, subtraction, multiplication, division and simple fractions in planning and measuring material.
- Skill in use of tools and equipment such as tapes, rules, hacksaws, hand and power pipe threaders and cutters, packing and caulking irons, pipe wrenches, scrapers, wire brushes, putty knives, sandpaper, paint brushes, rollers and spray guns, screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, soldering irons, test lamps, ammeters, hammers, handsaws, planes, power saws, power planers,etc.
Auswahlkriterien auswählen
• LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
English: good command required
French: desired
• DRIVING LICENSE/PERMIS DE CONDUIRE:
Driving license: B required. The selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a government driver's license.
Beschäftigungsbedingungen
ONLINE APPLICATION IN ENGLISH ONLY! APPLICATION COMPLETED IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NO OTHER TYPE OF APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED. THIS SYSTEM IS NEW. PLEASE KEEP SCREENSHOTS OF YOUR APPLICATION IN CASE OF POSSIBLE TECHNICAL ISSUES.
• ORGANIZATION AND PLACE OF DUTY
US Army in Belgium is an American government agency whose mission is to provide logistical and administrative support to the US personnel at NATO and SHAPE in Belgium.
• DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFER
- Permanent, full-time (38 hours/week).
- Irregular work schedule (Monday through Sunday), weekends and holidays included.
- Salary: from 2,594.38 EUR gross/month
The incumbent must be able to lift items up to 25lbs.
• OTHER BENEFITS
- Meal vouchers (value of 8 EUR per worked day)
- Vacation and end of year bonus
- Hospitalization insurance (DKV)
- Supplemental Retirement Plan (Allianz)
- Annual leave accrued as of date of appointment, 26 days of annual leave pro-rated as of date of appointment
- Multicultural work environment
• REFERRAL AND SELECTION PROCEDURE
The Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC) will review each application and will refer candidates to the management official who will make the final selection. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for position without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, national origin, non-disqualifying physical disability, or age.
The SELECTEE will:
• Provide an extract of criminal record: "Modele 1". This document may be requested to the local resident registration office.
• Be subject to a Foreign National Screening.
• Pass a medical evaluation.