Senior Trades Worker -Facility Management

Senior Trades Worker
- Operations

The County of Volusia is seeking a Senior Trades Worker
- Operations for the Facility Management Division. This position is located in DeLand, Florida, and will be responsible for skilled journeyman level work in several skilled trades including, general construction and maintenance that requires little or no supervision. Candidates please, note:
Candidate must be willing to respond to emergencies outside normal working hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays. This position is posted on a continuous basis and may close without notice.

Illustrative duties include:

• Performing all levels of plumbing repair, replacement, renovation, and new work to include fixtures, fittings, lines, etc.
• Performing all levels of carpentry repair, replacement, renovations, and new work to include framing, paneling, ceilings, doors, windows, etc.
• Performing all levels of electrical repair, replacement, renovations, and new work to include lighting, switches, receptacles, motors, various types of conduits, etc.
• Performing all levels of masonry repair, replacement, renovations, and new work to include vertical structures, sidewalks, driveways, drainage structures, etc.
• Performing welding and small engine repair.
• Performing all levels of painting applications, preparation of surfaces, scaffolding, etc.
• Performing all levels of air conditioning equipment trouble shooting, repair, replacement of components, cyclic preventive maintenance, etc.
• Performing all levels of work related to utility infrastructure at water/wastewater plants, water main installs and maintenance, lift station operation, troubleshooting and maintenance, including mechanical, electrical, and structural components.
• Supervising small crews in assignments of basic construction and/or maintenance work.
• Operating all associated equipment to include but not limited to medium-size weight construction equipment and vehicle (e.g., tractor, front loader, mini excavator, skid loader, dump truck, pick-up truck, and trailer).
• Loading and unloading trailer equipment and materials.
• Operating a computer (e.g., sending emails, using Microsoft Word and Excel).
• Inputting data into the county asset management system.
• Performing work found in the lower-level Trades Worker classification.
• Being assigned to other county locations based upon operational needs.
• Attending work on a regular and consistent basis.
• Adhering to Federal, State, County and Local ordinances.
• Responding to emergency situations.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements include:

• High School diploma or possession of GED and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in maintenance and repair in plumbing, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, air conditioning, painting, pipe installation and repair, concrete, or brick work.
• Journeyman level experience in one or more of the skilled trades, (e.g., plumbing, pipe laying, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, masonry, air conditioning, painting, etc.).
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license at time of hire. Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License within thirty (30) days of hire. Possession of a valid Florida Commercial Driver's License (CDL) (level to be determined by division) may be required, depending on position assignment.
• A comparable amount of education, training, or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications. The preferred candidate will have four (4) years HVAC or Electrical experience.

Knowledge, skills & abilities include:

• All the knowledge of the Trades Worker classification.
• Skilled in performing advanced, complex work at the journeyman level in one or more of the building trades.
• Skilled in laying out jobs with cost and material estimates.
• Ability to supervise and/or train unskilled/semi-skilled subordinate personnel.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.
• Ability to interact effectively with others.
• Must be able to relocate to other county locations based upon operational needs.
• Ability to work from maps, blueprints, schematics, and mechanical drawings.
• Ability to perform work from oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform shop math.
• Ability to write simple sentences relaying information.
• Ability to see (depth perception, color, acuity), hear, stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach overhead, climb, grasp, lift, carry, pull, push 25-100 pounds (determined by department or division of assignments). Ability to traverse uneven, wet, or broken terrain.
• Inside and outside work. May require…