WWW Utilities Installer Repairer Apprentice- Department of Public Works

Position: WWW Utilities Installer Repairer I Apprentice- Department of Public Works
Salary range:

$50,567 - $82,418 / annually

Hiring salary range:

$50,567 - $50,567 /annually

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Job summary:

A utilities installer and repairer i - apprentice receives classroom and on-the-job training in the installation, maintenance and repair of water mains, service pipes, water meters, fire hydrants and related appurtenances, sanitary house connections, manholes, wastewater collection pipes, mains and storm drains. Work of this class involves no supervisory duties or responsibilities.

Incumbents receive close supervision from a technical superior. Employees in this class work a five-day workweek including evenings, weekends and holidays on a rotating basis, and are subject to 24-hour call-back on a rotating basis and as required for emergencies. Work is performed outdoors where incumbents are exposed to inclement weather, working in confined spaces such as manholes or excavations, raw sewage, noxious odors and traffic.

Work requires strenuous physical exertion including frequent bending, stooping, crawling, reaching, and pushing, pulling and lifting of heavy objects.

Minimum qualifications:

On or before the date of filing the application, each candidate must:

Education:

have graduated from an accredited high school or possession of a ged certificate.

Licenses, registrations, and certificates: have a valid maryland class c noncommercial driver's license or an equivalent driver's license and eligible to obtain a baltimore city driver's permit. Provisional driver's license or learner permits are not acceptable.

Note:

you must upload a copy of your valid driver's license with application at time of applying.

Note:

this is a two-year apprenticeship program. Participants are under contract for that period of time.

Final date to receive applications: please submit your application no later than 12:00 am on the closing date to be eligible for consideration.

Knowledge, skills, & abilities:

* knowledge of the use of hand tools.

* ability to follow instructions.

* ability to comply with safety regulations.

* ability to operate simple equipment.

* ability to successfully complete on-the-job training and classroom instruction requirements of the apprenticeship program.

Additional information

Background check

Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a criminal background check and/or fingerprint must be successfully completed.

Probation

All persons, including current city employees, selected for this position must complete a mandatory six-months.

Eligibility

Qualified candidates will be considered for vacancies as they arise, for a period of at least six months. The decision of the director of human resources with respect to acceptable minimum qualifications is final.

Education accreditation

Applicants' education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Education credentials obtained out of the us must be evaluated for us equivalency. Evaluation agencies information may be obtained es.org.

Selection process

All candidates indicating the minimum qualifications on their applications will be placed on the eligible list without further examination. The training…