Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

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Job Description

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Key Tasks

• 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.
• List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, and diagrams.
• Confer with customers or read work orders to determine the nature and extent of damage to units.
• 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.
• Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances and light fixtures.
• Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, and floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.

O*NET Information

• SOC Code: 49-9095.00
• Title: Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

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Career Resources

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