Trades Helper

City of St. Louis; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

City of St. Louis seeks a Trades Helper in St. Louis, MO to assist journeyman workers across multiple trades. Responsibilities include loading tools, moving materials, and supplying crews with needed items, with occasional driving duties.

The role requires two years of related experience or a two-year trades program; a valid driver's license is mandatory. The job is full-time with potential exposure to challenging environments and physical demands.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience assisting journeyman trades workers or equivalent training.
• Alternative two-year trades program beyond high school or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid driver's license required and must be maintained during employment.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks and operate basic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist journeyman trades workers (electricians, machinists, plumbers, carpenters, welders, etc.).
• Load/unload tools, equipment, materials; move and position supplies.
• Provide supplies to trades workers and help with lifting, stacking, and mixing as needed.
• May drive trucks and operate simple machinery; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Human Interaction

Equipment Use

Verbal Aptitude

Mathematical Aptitude

Functional Reasoning

Situational Reasoning

Environmental Factors

Physical Demands

Sensory Requirements

Job description

St. Louis, MO

Trades Helper - (260000LZ)

Description

Salary: $37,154 - $55,718.00

Position Grade: 203T

Department: Multiple Departments

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1777

Location: St. Louis, MO

Incumbents in this position are responsible for assisting journeyman trade workers in the performance of their duties.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Assists journeyman trades workers such as electricians, machinists, plumbers, carpenters, ironworkers, sheet metal workers, welders and others as a helper.
• Loads and unloads tools, equipment, materials and supplies.
• Lifts and moves objects, stacks lumber, mixes concrete, provides supplies and materials to trades workers.
• May drive trucks and operate simple machinery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to others within well-established policies, procedures and standards. Ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from others.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as trucks, overhead crane, common hand tools, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrow, hand carts and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as time sheets, regulations and general operating manuals.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Involves semi-routine standardized work, with some latitude for independent judgment regarding choices of action.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties that may be subject to frequent change.
• Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.
• Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling heavy objects and materials some which may weigh over one hundred (100) pounds.
• Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors to identify materials, shapes to clearly distinguish objects and sounds to communicate with others.

Qualifications

Two years of experience assisting journeyman electricians, machinists, plumbers, carpenters or related skilled trade workers; OR successful completion of a recognized two-year trades program which includes electrical, machinist, plumbing, carpentry or a related skilled trade from an accredited trade school or junior college (training program must be beyond the high school level); OR two years of experience in highway construction, new building construction, water or sewer line construction; OR two years of experience and current permanent status as a Utility Worker with the City of St. Louis; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

License: Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request. Please note type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application. Only qualified applicants who provide proof of a valid driver’s license will be considered for this position.

• Some positions require to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (Class B) by completion of the working test period.

Scoring Components and Their Weights

Experience and Training: 100%

May Be Subject To

Background Investigation: Pass/Fail

Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Veterans Preference Points

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.

City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.

Job Posting

Sep 2, 2026, 9:28:28 PM