Senior Tradesworker

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION

The purpose of this classification is to lead crews in skilled trades work for the City in one or more trade disciplines, such as painting, masonry, closed circuit TV inspection, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and/or HVAC. Employees in this classification have considerable experience in construction, maintenance and repair of assigned City property, structures, facilities, grounds and equipment. Employees in this class function independently as assigned, or as part of a work crew as dictated by the assigned task or project.

This Position coordinates work site safety and maintains logs of worked performed/completed. Position ensures proper training and guidance for new trades workers in developing knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field.

• Functions in a lead capacity for skilled trades work in construction, maintenance and repairs on structures, facilities, equipment, grounds, irrigation systems, and other City property.
• Reads blueprints, diagrams, and/or sketches in the preparation and performance of tasks.
• Performs necessary calculations, such as mixing proportions, measuring angles and distances, calculating square footage.
• Performs and coordinates preventive maintenance of facilities and equipment according to assigned schedules or as directed.
• Leads and performs basic trouble shooting for assigned equipment; installs new equipment and/or equipment components according to assigned functional area; performs in-field repairs on assigned equipment when possible and/or feasible.
• Participates in storm preparation and clean-up; prepares, gathers and stages emergency generators and equipment per IAW Storm Procedures; prepares shop and trucks for expected storm events; transports generators to essential sites per direction; assists with clean-up and repair of storm damage.
• Operates or uses a variety of equipment, power tools, hand tools, and supplies in order to complete work assignments; operates and maintains pick-up trucks, flatbeds and dump trucks in transporting of personnel, tools, equipment and/or materials; operates various hand-held manual, electrical and gas powered tools and equipment, such as shovels, mixers, sprayers, drills, hammers; and operates a variety of small equipment such as cement mixers, jack hammers, concrete saws, chain saws, and skill saws.
• Performs routine cleaning, maintenance, servicing, and/or fueling of assigned equipment, tools, materials, and vehicles to ensure the safe and efficient operating condition, and compliance with established department policy, and sound trade practices.
• Recognizes and reports any detected deterioration, repair needs, and maintenance needs to supervisor; assists with planning, estimating, and coordination of more complex tasks.
• Processes a variety of documentation associated with department operations, within designated time frames and per established procedures; prepares or completes work orders, reports of materials and supplies utilized, cost estimates, labor required, maintenance logs, and fuel logs; forwards or retains as appropriate.
• Functions as part of a work crew in completing project/work orders, as assigned, to include assisting other departments/divisions as necessary.

• Data Utilization:
  Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction:
  Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization:
  Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and/or rapid adjustments.
• Verbal Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
• Functional Reasoning:
  Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning:
  Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

• High school diploma or GED and Vocational/Technical…