GENERAL MECHANIC (PROVISIONAL) BMHA

City of Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The City of Buffalo seeks a skilled maintenance worker capable of handling multiple trades. The role requires proficiency across plumbing, electrical, carpentry, masonry and related tasks with a focus on maintaining facilities and equipment.

Candidates should have formal trade schooling and several years of practical experience in building trades. A valid New York State driver’s license is required. The position involves travel to various sites and may involve warehouse duties.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a vocational/technical high school in one of the skilled building trades and one year of full-time experience in a skilled trade.
• Three years of full-time experience in one of the skilled building trades.
• Four years of full-time experience as a helper to one of the skilled building trades.

Responsabilités

• Repairs plumbing, steam lines, electrical systems, wiring, fixtures, furniture, doors, windows and equipment.
• Installs racks, exhaust hoods and blowers in laboratories.
• Installs shelving, storage cabinets and new hardware.
• Maintains and repairs overhead doors including springs, cables, pulleys and tracks.
• Performs minor plastering and masonry repairs, including glass block replacements.
• Performs minor painting and refinishing of furniture.
• Repairs furnaces, air ducts and maintenance machinery.
• Installs, replaces and repairs locks.
• May be required to drive to work sites.
• May maintain a mobile warehouse and related equipment.
• Operates electronic devices to enter work orders, purchase orders and supplies.
• Performs related duties as required.

Connaissances

Building trades knowledge

General construction knowledge

Tools handling

Blueprint reading

Ability to follow instructions

Teamwork

Coordination

Physical fitness

Formation

Vocational/technical high school in skilled trades

Three years full-time experience in a skilled trade

Four years as a helper in skilled trades

Outils

Hand and machine tools

Description du poste

An incumbent of a position in this class performs miscellaneous skilled work involving two or more recognized skilled building or mechanical trades. The incumbent is usually a ?one-person? maintenance force of a department or is a member of an exceedingly small maintenance force so that work is regularly performed along various mechanical lines. This position differs from others classified as skilled trades i.e. painter, carpenter, electrician, plumber, mason, etc., in that they are not regularly confined on a full-time basis to a single trade. However, the General Mechanic requires a general knowledge of mechanical trades in addition to one trade in which he is skilled at performing. Duties are performed with some latitude for independent planning or laying out of the working details. Incumbents in this position may be required to supervise and direct unskilled workers

• Performs necessary repairs to plumbing and steam lines, electrical repairs, wiring, fixtures and equipment, furniture, doors and windows, hardware and machines of various kinds such as lawn mowers,
• Installs racks, exhaust hoods and blowers in laboratories;
• Installs shelving, storage cabinets and new hardware;
• Services and repairs overhead doors (replaces Torsion springs, stretch springs, cables, pulleys, tracks, panels and related parts);
• Performs minor plastering repairs and masonry repairs including glass block replacements;
• Performs minor painting jobs and refinishes furniture;
• Performs simple repairs to furnaces, air ducts and operating maintenance machinery;
• Installs, replaces and repairs various types of locks;
• May be required to drive to and from work sites;
• May be required to maintain mobile warehouse with related equipment to maintain warehouse;
• May be required to operate electronic equipment to enter work orders, purchase orders and supplies;
• Performs related duties as required.Promotional

Promotional

• (A) Continuous and permanent status as a Maintenance Assistant, Maintenance Assistant (Water) or Laborer in the competitive class for at least one year. In addition, applicants must have two years of full-time experience in one of the skilled building trades including the following : carpentry, caulking, electrical, glazier, masonry, mechanical, painting, plastering, plumbing;
• (B) Continuous and permanent status as a Housing Custodian, Laborer I or Laborer II in the non-competitive class for at least two years. In addition, applicants must have two years of full-time experience in one of the skilled building trades including the following: carpentry, caulking, electrical, glazier, masonry, mechanical, painting, plastering, plumbing.

Open Competitive

• (A) Graduation from a vocational/technical high school in one of the skilled building trades: carpentry, caulking, electrical, glazier, masonry, mechanical, plumbing and one year of full-time experience in one of the skilled building trades: carpentry, caulking, electrical, glazier, masonry, mechanical, painting, plastering, plumbing (proof of education must be presented at time of filing application);
• (B) Three years of full-time experience in one of the skilled building trades (carpentry, caulking, electrical, glazier, masonry, mechanical, painting, plastering, plumbing);
• (C) Four years of full-time experience as a helper to one of the skilled building trades (carpentry, caulking, electrical, glazier, masonry, mechanical, painting, plastering, plumbing).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT (FOR BOTH OPEN COMPETITIVE AND PROMOTIONAL)

Applicants must possess a current New York State Driver's License that must be presented at time of appointment and maintained during length of employment.

NOTE: (for both open competitive and promotional)

Verifiable part-time experience will be pro-rated to meet full-time requirements.

THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS AN EQUAL OPPORUNITY EMPLOYER

• Good knowledge of the practices, terminology and safety precautions of the building trades including mechanical and electrical;
• Good knowledge of general construction, repair and maintenance of mechanical, building and other related equipment;
• Skill in the use of hand and machine tools used in building trades;
• Ability to work from drawings or blueprints;
• Ability to follow oral or written instructions;
• Ability to get along well with others;
• Good motor, hand and eye coordination;
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position