Salary - $23.40 per hour
POSITION SUMMARY: Provides skilled construction labor, technical expertise, and acts as a project lead on renovations, new construction, and routine maintenance of City assets.
As a leader and employee of the City of South Bend, you are called upon to serve in a manner that supports Our Core Values: Excellence, Accountability, Innovation, Inclusion, and Empowerment as you carry out our primary employee expectations: Champion Values & Organizational Pride, Champion Operational Excellence, Make Sound Decisions, Embrace Coaching and Accountability, Communicate with Excellence, Value Diverse People and Perspectives, Embrace Personal Development, Exhibit a Positive Attitude and Own Your Health, Wellness & Safety
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Acts as a project lead and directs Teamster crews to complete projects. Oversees contractor activities as assigned.
SCHEDULE:Monday through Friday, 7am - 3:30pm?
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This list represents the types of duties required by the position. Other duties may be assigned as reasonably expected.
- Make and assist in the construction of buildings, rooms, and similar carpentry.
- Does finish carpentry such as cabinet making, trim molding and furniture.
- ?Does remodeling include drywall, wallpaper, and panel work.
- Forms, places, and finishes concrete, repairs concrete as needed.
- Installs new playground equipment.
- Fabricates and installs furniture and fixtures.
- Maintains and repairs existing playground equipment, furniture, and fixtures.
- Operates heavy equipment as needed to complete construction.
- Estimates, requisitions, and purchases materials needed for jobs.
- Maintains current skills and knowledge in the proper and safe use of all tools and equipment.
- Operates power tools including saws, drills, sanders, shapers, planers, jointers, grinders, jackhammers, trucks, portable radios, and other tools as needed.
- Opens and closes, locks, and unlocks facilities as needed.
- Repair broken windows and lock sets as needed.
- Maintains current knowledge of new techniques and materials pertaining to job description.
- Keeps records of work completed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Works with and co-ordinates work with contractors to meet assigned deadlines.
- Reads blueprints and estimates job costs and equipment needs from said prints.
- Operates necessary equipment to pick up and deliver material.
NON-ESSENTIAL/MARGINAL FUNCTIONS: Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as apparent or as assigned.
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty in a satisfactory manner. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.?Skill level for this position requires quality workmanship. The department expects the quality and quantity of work to be comparable to what might be expected in the private sector.
- ?High school diploma or equivalent education required.
- ?Minimum of two years' experience in a related field required.
- Experience in a supervisor capacity preferred.
- Must have personal hand tools. A $500 tool allowance is available yearly.
- Employees must be willing to accept on the job training and schooling.
- Certification in fall protection to be obtained in 30 days.
- P-card required.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Working knowledge of equipment, materials and supplies used in all work; working knowledge of equipment and supplies used to do construction projects, renovations, and repairs.
- Skill in the operation of listed tools and equipment.
- Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule.
- Ability to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time, and to perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
- Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions to staff.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, and the public.
- Must be able to read and work from blueprints.
- Ability to layout jobs using a transit.
- Employees expected to display a positive attitude and be customer service oriented.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSE, REGISTRATION: Valid Driver’s license required. Class A CDL preferred.
EQUIPMENT: Pickup truck, radio, cell phone, laptop, tablet, plumbing tools, welding tools, carpentry tools, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, trucks with trailers, some heavy equipment and painting tools.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employees frequently are required to stand, walk; and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works in high precarious places and in frequently exposed to wet and/or humid condition, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, except when operating power equipment.
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