General Trades Worker Office​/On-site

The State of Connecticut, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is recruiting a General Trades Worker at Eli Whitney Technical High School located in Hamden, CT.

Full-time | 37.5 Hours/week. First (1st) Shift | Monday – Friday | 6:00am-2:00pm. Located at Eli Whitney Technical High School in Hamden. This is a year-round position. Please note there is a mandatory snow duty requirement with this position, which may occur outside the regular work day.

CTECS serves approximately 11,200 full-time high school students. We have upgraded state-of-the-art classrooms and industry-standard equipment in every shop, giving students a well-rounded, 21st century education.

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• Engage in a rewarding career
• Assist our employees so they can achieve success
• Make a difference in the public sector
• Work together in a collaborative team environment

This class is accountable for performing highly skilled trades duties in various trade areas.

Performs highly skilled maintenance and/or construction work requiring the application of trade skills, codes, and standard trade practices in a variety of trade areas including but not limited to: electrical, plumbing, carpentry, HVACR, glazing, masonry, painting work, etc;
Makes estimates of time, personnel, and material required on assigned tasks;
Keeps necessary records;
Performs duties related to the trade or trade areas as required;
In smaller trade areas, may be the sole worker running a skilled trade area;
At state owned airports may be required to stand by for and respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations;
May operate and maintain heavy earth moving equipment;
Performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply the standard tools, materials, methods, and practices of a variety of trade areas;
Skills interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills;
Ability to prepare estimates and keep shop records; utilize computer software.

Four (4) years of experience in one or more trade areas.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been performing skilled trade functions in one or more trade areas.

NOTE:

For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Skilled Maintainer or Transportation Maintainer
2. Housekeeping, custodial, and food services duties will not be considered as qualifying experience.

Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area may be substituted for two (2) years of the General Experience. At the University of Connecticut Internship Training Program:
Possession of 4,000 registered on-the-job training (OJT) apprenticeship program hours, recognized by the Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, along with related instruction hours in the respective maintenance trade area may be substituted for the General Experience for licensed trades (Electrical, Plumbing, HVACR) only. At other state agencies:
Two (2) years of experience as a Qualified Craft Worker Trainee may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.