Skilled Trades Worker 500 ID - 12543

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The City of Lansing is seeking to fill a full-time Skilled Trades Worker 500 with the Property Management Division of the Public Service Department. The successful candidate will work with the property management team to support all efforts that go into building maintenance and repair, which includes commercial structures. The City of Lansing offers a competitive wage and benefits package including medical, vision, dental, paid vacation, sick and holiday leave, professional growth and educational opportunities, and a stable work environment. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Performs a wide range of overall maintenance and repair duties in City facilities. 
  • Cleans, repairs, and services a variety of equipment including engines, motors, boilers, feed machines, compressors, filters and pumps by grasping, holding, and reaching out, overhead climbing up and down ladders and stairways using hand and power tools such as drills, wrenches, screwdrivers, and hammers, and hauling different types of parts weighing fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis and ninety-five (95) pounds on occasion. 
  • Observes and inspects equipment operation for possible defects and malfunctions by listening and feeling and advising Supervision verbally or in writing of any maintenance problems. 
  • Monitors equipment by manually recording information in record keeping logs. 
  • Regularly lifts and hauls tools and building supplies weighing from fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis and loads of up to ninety-five (95) pounds occasionally. 
  • Performs wide range of other repair tasks on City owned buildings including climbing to heights of up to thirty (30) feet on ladders and scaffolding to install and repair roofs, shingles, and eves troughs. 
  • Performs preventative maintenance and basic repairs on heating, air-conditioning and mechanical equipment using hand tools to unscrew covers to replace filters and performs similar functions requiring finger dexterity to grasp, hold, twist and turn tools, and physical strength to lift or insert equipment such as motors, motor mounts, and other similar devices. 
  • Assists the supervisor in performing complex maintenance and repair tasks. 
  • Responds to emergency requests for repair services, diagnoses problems and either immediately make needed repairs or calls the supervisor for additional assistance. 
  • Requires the use of a respirator when entering permit required confined space, using a cutting torch, spray painting, cutting cement, using grinders, cutting fiberglass, using acid bases, ferric chloride, sodium hydrochloride, chemical solvents and C12-chlorine and using the air hammer. 
  • Assists in performing basic plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry repairs in facilities including fabricating, welding metal, building C wood and other materials.  

Ideal candidate will possess:
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • AND four (4) years of work experience performing basic plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, and electrical tasks
  • OR an equivalent combination of training and experience
Special Requirements:
  • Candidate is subject to a complete criminal background investigation and must participate in LEIN/Law Enforcement Information Network (Fingerprinting) background check. 
  • This position requires that the applicant placed be able to be bonded under the terms of the City's blanket bond. Therefore, applicants cannot have committed any dishonest acts, before or after placement in this position. Applicants must authorize the release of any information from appropriate agencies regarding the applicant’s criminal history. 
  • Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

  • Must participate in the employer paid Hepatitis B inoculation program.

  • Must complete Industrial Truck Training and Certification.

  • Must complete Confined Space Training (Must pass the Respirator Medical Certification Examination which is required as a MIOSHA standard for confined space).

  • Must complete Blood Borne Pathogens Training.

  • Must complete Trench Excavation Safety Training.

  • May require overtime or shift work for emergencies and/or other work assignments.

  • May require shift changes.


FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
 
The City of Lansing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Certified Veteran Friendly Employer.
 

The City of Lansing provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, or during employment, notify the Department of Human Resources at (517) 483-4004. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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