Extra Help - Skilled Craftsman/Trades (EH25-179)

TheHousing Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is currently seeking to hire temporary Skilled Crafts/Trades for the summer to assist with campus facilities. Current positions available:

Plumber

Salary: $50.11 per hour

SIUE Plumbers perform routine plumbing tasks and services to maintain a comfortable safe and efficient environment for faculty staff students and visitors.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Repair replace and install all plumbing fixtures and services to those fixtures (e.g. piping fittings valves etc.).
• Repair replace service and install heating and refrigeration units and gas appliances.
• Uncrate and move plumbing equipment refrigeration units and gas appliances.
• Repair and/or replace high temperature and chilled water lines.
• Perform an assortment of plumbing tasks to renovated or new construction spaces for offices and/or instructional areas.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned in support of the department/universitys mission and goals. Plumber positions may be assigned to Housing or Facilities Management departments.

Painters/Tapers

Salary: $33.39 per hour

The Painter performs journeyman painting tasks to maintain a comfortable safe and efficient environment for faculty staff students and visitors to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with a variety of interior and exterior surfaces.
• Make appropriate repairs or preparations as necessary and repair/replace all glass and glazing for windows and doors.
• Refinish furniture and other woodwork as needed.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned in support of the department/universitys mission and goals.

Carpenters

Salary: $45.87 per hour

Carpenters are responsible for performing carpentry work in all areas of the university and on all campuses (Edwardsville Alton and East St. Louis) while maintaining a comfortable safe and efficient environment for faculty staff students and visitors.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Repair and/or replace doors door hardware floors walls ceilings and roofs.
• Uncrate/assemble new furniture and equipment for relocation; deliver furniture in accordance with prevailing agreements.
• Repair furniture as needed.
• Install interior and exterior signage.
• Perform an assortment of carpentry tasks to construct new spaces for offices and/or instructional areas.

Construction Laborer

Salary: $35.38 per hour

Construction Laborers are responsible for clean-up after work in occupied spaces and buildings maintaining a clean and safe space for residents. Their ability to provide clean-up support in addition to other tasks is critical in maintaining work flow and repairing spaces in a timely manner for residents.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and construction of retaining walls.
• Perform exterior drainage correction and excavation support.
• Responsible for picking up materials from vendors unloading construction materials and delivering to respective job sites.
• Responsible for layout pouring and finishing concrete; asphalt repair and sealing; tuckpointing and masonry repair.

Electrician

Salary: $49.67 per hour

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Repair replace and install all electrical wiring receptacles switches electrical motors and other electrical equipment requiring special wiring.
• Install and replace interior and exterior lighting fixtures and lamps.
• Perform an assortment of electrical tasks to renovated or new construction spaces for offices and/or instructional areas.
• Repair replace and rebuild electrical and electronic controls and other specialized equipment.

Grounds Worker

Salary: $24.00 per hour

The Grounds Worker spends a substantial amount of time trimming dethatching aerating lawns and fields and seeding and sodding on all university properties. This position also maintains athletic fields/artificial turf marks boundaries paints team logos and removes trash/recycled material. Additionally the Grounds Worker assists with tree planting trimming of hedges shrubs and small trees and removal of dead damaged or unwanted trees as needed. They also help plant flowers trees and shrubs; water lawns trees and landscapes; and handle removal of nuisance animals.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Remove concrete/asphalt and debris while repairing and maintaining secondary roads/parking areas.
• Clean streets walks drains catch basins and outdoor areas.
• Weed and mulch landscape beds.
• Trash pick-up around campuses.

Plumber

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Successful completion of a recognized plumber apprenticeship program or five (5) years (60 months) of full-time journey- level plumber experience.
3. Possession of current State of Illinois Plumbers License.
4. As required by position to be filled current license/certification consistent with vehicles machinery and equipment that is routinely used in the general occupational area.

Dependent upon institutional need incumbents may be required to obtain job-related certification or license such as a valid Illinois Department of Public Health Lead Abatement Worker License. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations may be afforded to applicants/employees.

Painter

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Successful completion of a recognized painter apprenticeship program or four (4) years (48 months) of full-time journey-level painter experience.
3. As required by the position to be filled current license/certification consistent with vehicles machinery and equipment that is routinely used in the general occupational area.

Dependent upon institutional need incumbents may be required to obtain job-related certification or license such as a valid Illinois Department of Public Health Lead Abatement Worker License. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations may be afforded to applicants/employees.

Carpenter

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Successful completion of a recognized carpenter apprenticeship program or four (4) years (48 months) of full-time journeyman-level Carpenter experience (the trade for this purpose shall include work normally performed by carpenters millworkers floor layers and any other classifications encompassed within the scope of work included in these trade categories).
3. As required by the position to be filled current license/certification consistent with vehicles machinery and equipment that is routinely used in the general occupational area.

Dependent upon institutional need incumbents may be required to obtain job-related certification or license such as a valid Illinois Department of Public Health Lead Abatement Worker License. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations may be afforded to applicants/employees.

Construction Laborer

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year (12 months) of experience in the use of tools and equipment commonly used by laborers in the construction trade (examples of equipment may include: air hammer concrete saw patent scaffolding trench digging equipment etc.) and experience should include knowledge of asbestos removal/handling.

Electrician

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Experience sufficient to qualify as a journeyman Electrician with a minimum of five (5) years (60 months) of actual work in the trade including apprenticeship or vocational training. The trade for this purpose shall include work normally performed by Electricians i.e. installing maintaining and/or repairing electrical systems generators transformers motors and other electrical/electronic controls electrical switchboard and other apparatus utilizing electricity electrical electronic and direct digital control systems fire and alarm systems and associated electrical electronic and fiber optic equipment.

Grounds Worker

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Any one or combination totaling six (6) months from the categories below:
   1. Coursework or vocational training in horticulture landscaping or a closely related field as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
      • Fifteen (15) semester hours equals six (6) months
   2. Work experience in grounds maintenance landscape maintenance nursery agriculture work grounds construction and/or tending to lawns turfs trees flowers bushes or other shrubberies ornamental plants and other grounds-related work.
   3. Valid/current drivers license as required by the State of Illinois for the type of motor vehicles(s) to be operated by the incumbent.

Application Materials and Information:

1. To be eligible for the role ensure that your application includes a complete and detailed employment history that highlights your relevant full-time and part time work experience including start and end dates of employment and at least three professional references.
2. Applications must be submitted by the specified closing date no later than 11:59 p.m. CST.

About Extra Help Positions:

Extra Help job listings typically close three days after the opening date unless specified in the closing Help employees are appointed to fulfill casual or emergent needs within the university. The amount of time for which services are needed is not usually predictable and payment for work performed is on an hourly basis and based on actual hours worked. Workdays and hours may vary according to departmental Help employees do not receive SIUE benefits holiday pay or paid sick or vacation leave.

Extra Help employees are required by State Universities Civil Service System rules to take a 30-calendar-day break after working 900 hours. At the end of the 30 days you may begin another 900-hour employment cycle in a new position if available. Working Extra Help will in no way affect any other employment opportunities with SIUE including your position on and Civil Service register. There is no guarantee that working as Extra Help will lead to or secure permanent employment.

Illinois Residency Requirement: Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System candidates must be a current Illinois resident.

Pre- Employment Screening: All external candidates who receive a job offer will be required to undergo pre-employment screening for this position. The screening process will encompass a criminal background check and where applicable other background checks such as a drug screen verification of employment and education or licensure/certification reference checks and/or checks with relevant government registries. Please note that all job offers are contingent upon successful completion of the required screening process.

Additional Information: This position does not offer work authorization sponsorship. International students at SIUE on F-1 or J-1 visas are not eligible for full-time or part-time civil service positions with permanent status. F-1 and J-1 visa holders must be enrolled full-time and can only apply for temporary part-time roles working 20 hours or less per week during spring and fall semesters such as student worker positions assistantships and civil service extra help roles. SIUE is a state university and its important to highlight that benefits from state-sponsored plans may not be accessible to individuals on F1 or J1 visas.

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EEO Statement:

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is an equal opportunity employer and thus prohibits discrimination against employees applicants for employment and students on the basis of age color disability marital status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation or veterans status.