Army Construction and Utilities WorkerEnlisted

51A MOS

Job Detail

Assists personnel in performing construction and associated duties usually in support of activities of communications zone.

Must know use, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of tools and equipment used by carpenters, masons, electricians, plumbers, sheet metal workers, and construction personnel; must know standard methods and procedures in maintenance and repair of buildings and utilities; must know principles of plumbing, sheet metal work, construction, and refrigeration; must know basic fundamentals of alternating and direct current electricity; must know safety precautions to be exercised when working around electricity and emergency action to be taken in event of injury to personnel; must know use of block and tackle; must know use of all standard knots and be able to tie them; must be able to prepare various types of anchorages for rigging devices; must be able to read and understand simple wiring diagrams; must be qualified as Construction and Utilities Worker (51A10); must know precautions to be exercised when working with electrical systems and emergency action to be taken in the event of injury; must know principles of alternating and direct current electricity; must know installation, repair and techniques applicable to interior and low voltage (600 volts or less) exterior electrical systems; must be able to read and understand blueprints, electrical schematic diagrams and wire circuit drawings; must be able to estimate bill of materials; must be able to perform elementary circuit calculations using simple algebraic formulas; must be able to set up, use, and perform user maintenance on electrical test equipment, apparatus and tools; must be able to compute voltage, amperage, and resistance factors involving simple algebraic formulas.

Must be qualified as Electrician (51R30); must know construction of work platforms to support auxiliary electrical equipment above ground; must know purpose, operation, capabilities, and limitations of various types of electrical equipment, devices, and material used in erection and maintenance of high voltage electrical transmission systems; must know procedures and techniques of instructing subordinate personnel in erection and maintenance of high voltage electrical transmission systems; must be able to supervise team engaged in high voltage cable splicing, pole line construction, and maintenance of transmission systems; must be able to specify changes in work planning to obtain maximum use of time, material and personnel, improve quality of work, and eliminate or decrease maintenance; must be able to plan, coordinate, and supervise activities of number of teams operating jointly or separately in erection and maintenance of high voltage transmission system; must be able to advise on intricate construction work, sequence of work operations, and general working procedures; must be able to estimate tools, equipment and supplies required to execute assignments; must be qualified as Electrician (51R40); must know technical mission, responsibilities and operations of company to which assigned; must know techniques and tactics pertaining to unit defense; must know military subjects, including drill and parade formations, field sanitation, field mess operations, selection of bivouac areas, and use of unit weapons; must know Army clerical, personnel and administrative procedures, regulations, and directives applicable to company operations; must know format of Army correspondence, format of company orders, preparation of morning report, maintenance of duty rosters, and regulations governing mail service at company level; must know channels servicing company; must know fundamentals of requisitioning and storage of rations, preparation and serving of food, and care of mess equipment to assure that unit mess meets prescribed standards; must be able to read and utilize TOE, TDA, and supply manuals.

Must be qualified as Electrician (51R40); must know technical mission, responsibilities and operations of company to which assigned; must know techniques and tactics pertaining to unit defense; must know military subjects, including drill and parade formations, field sanitation, field mess operations, selection of bivouac areas, and use of unit weapons; must know Army clerical, personnel and administrative procedures, regulations, and directives applicable to company operations; must know format of Army correspondence, format of company orders, preparation of morning report, maintenance of duty rosters, and regulations governing mail service at company level; must know channels servicing company; must know fundamentals of requisitioning and storage of rations, preparation and serving of food, and care of mess equipment to assure that unit mess meets prescribed standards; must be able to read and utilize TOE, TDA, and supply manuals.

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