General Trades Worker (37.5 Hour)
Newington, CT - USA
Job Summary
- Full-time First (1st) Shift
- Monday Friday 7:00 am 3:00 pm
- However schedule flexibility required to meet the needs of the agency.
- Incumbents may operate trucks and power equipment.
- Incumbents will perform snow removal duties.
- Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
- A healthy work-life balance to all employees.
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- Engage in a rewarding career
- Assist our employees so they can achieve success
- Make a difference in the public sector
- Work together in a collaborative team environment
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- Performs highly skilled maintenance and/or construction work requiring the application of trade skills codes and standard trade practices in a variety of trade areas including but not limited to: electrical plumbing carpentry HVACR glazing masonry painting work etc;
- Makes estimates of time personnel and material required on assigned tasks;
- Keeps necessary records;
- Performs duties related to the trade or trade areas as required;
- In smaller trade areas may be the sole worker running a skilled trade area;
- At state owned airports may be required to stand by for and respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations;
- May operate and maintain heavy earth moving equipment;
- Performs related duties as required.
- Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply the standard tools materials methods and practices of a variety of trade areas;
- Skills
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to
- prepare estimates and keep shop records;
- utilize computer software.
- Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area may be substituted for two (2) years of the General Experience.
- At the University of Connecticut Internship Training Program: Possession of 4000 registered on-the-job training (OJT) apprenticeship program hours recognized by the Department of Labors Office of Apprenticeship along with related instruction hours in the respective maintenance trade area may be substituted for the General Experience for licensed trades (Electrical Plumbing HVACR) only.
- At other state agencies: Two (2) years of experience as a Qualified Craft Worker Trainee may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
- Experience operating trucks and power equipment.
- Experience responding to emergency need.
- Experience providing emergency/on-call snow removal duties.
- Experience operating lawn and garden equipment.
- Experience driving small dump truck with trailer.
- Experience with computers including Microsoft Office products such as Outlook Word Excel Teams etc.
- Experience using internet browsers to utilize Work Order systems.
- Experience working in facilities occupied by persons with disabilities.
- Experience working in multiple building trades.
- Experience in maintenance and repair of commercial institutional and residential facilities.
- Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength stamina physical agility and visual and auditory acuity and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
- A physical examination may be required.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights; may be exposed to extreme weather conditions and to risk of injury from equipment.
- The appointing authority may require completion of hazardous materials training programs such as asbestos PCB PFAS consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women minorities and persons with disabilities.
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