Structure Maintainer B (Mason) (Provisional

Structure Maintainer – Group B (Mason)

Location:

Various

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Reports to:

Maintenance Supervisor

Work Location:

Various

Hours of Work:
Various

If you are hired into this position, you must pass the next Civil Service Exam and be hired from the resulting list for this title to obtain permanent civil service status

Compensation:

Salary Range:
The current minimum salary for Structure Maintainer – Group B is $37.16 per hour for a 40-hour week increasing to $43.72 per hour in the sixth year of service. These rates are subject to change. The benefits of this position include, but are not limited to, night and weekend salary differentials, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a comprehensive medical plan and a pension plan.

Structure Maintainers
- Group B, under supervision, perform general masonry work in MTA New York City Transit properties. They install and repair cinder and cement blocks, and ceramic tile; install cement sidewalks and floors; install and repair gratings, ducts, manholes, drains and sewers; mix mortar and concrete, and pour concrete; load, unload and drive motor vehicles; walk and work along tracks and perform flagging duties;

and perform related work.

Some of the physical activities performed by Structure Maintainers – Group B and environmental conditions they experience are: crouching while working in confined spaces; walking along subway tracks, stepping over rails (including live third rails); ascending and descending from trains and catwalks to roadbeds; working on scaffolds and lifts; responding to audible signals such as alarms bells, train whistles, horns and radio conversation;

responding to visual signals including distinguishing colored lights; using hand tools; lifting and carrying heavy tools and equipment; and working outdoors in all weather conditions.

Special

Working Conditions:

Structure Maintainers
- Group B may be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

You must meet one the following requirements:

• Two and one-half years of satisfactory full-time experience at the journey-level as a mason (i.e., a fully trained, knowledgeable, experienced, proficient and competent mason) or a closely-related trade, such as bricklaying, plastering, tile setting or mosaic and terrazzo work; or
• Two years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in “1” above, plus graduation from a trade school or technical school with a major course of study in masonry or a closely-related trade, totaling 600 hours; or
• Two years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in “1” above, plus graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate degree or higher with a major course of study in masonry or a closely-related trade; or
• Two years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in “1” above, plus graduation from a vocational high school with a major course of study in the masonry trade or a closely related trade; or
• Completion of a four-year, full-time apprenticeship program in the masonry trade or a closely-related trade, recognized by the New York State Department of Labor, the United States Department of Labor or any state apprenticeship council which is recognized by the United States Department of Labor.

Some examples of acceptable experience include:
Bricklayer, Block Mason, Stone Mason, Concrete Mason, Cement Mason, Refractory Bricklayer, Restoration Mason, Terrazzo Worker

Some examples of unacceptable experience include:
Construction Worker, Tile Cleaner, General Contractor, Estimator, Stucco Applicator, Concrete Finisher, Safety Coordinator, Materials Handler

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