Canal Worker or Canal Worker - Pittsford

Position: Canal Worker 1 or Canal Worker 2 (#04458) - Pittsford
Location: Pittsford

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/11/26

Applications Due
06/26/26

Vacancy ID217858

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Agency Canal Corporation

Title Canal Worker 1 or Canal Worker 2 (#04458) - Pittsford

Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade
06

Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $19.27 to $26.85 Hourly

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Labor Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 7 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Monroe

Street Address 3837 Monroe Avenue

City Pittsford

StateNY

Zip Code
14534

Duties Description Canal Worker 1:

The duties of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

* As directed, performs routine maintenance of canal machinery, equipment, and vessels.

o Cleans and lubricates machinery, equipment, gears and cables and other moving parts, changes oil in motors.

o Prepares, polishes and paints equipment, vessels, machinery, and structures.

o Cleans debris from Locks, equipment, and surrounding areas.

o Assists higher level workers in repairing and overhauling machinery, equipment, channels, and embankments.

* Assists higher level Canal workers in operating locks, gates and dams and lift bridges.

* Performs general grounds maintenance or janitorial tasks such as clearing sites, raking or tilling soil, mowing, cutting brush and wood, trimming, and removing trees, maintaining roads, trails and sidewalks and removing snow, trash and other obstructions from around locks, dry docks, trails and other Canal structures and surrounding areas. Loads trucks with debris, dirt, and other material.

* Inspects, checks and patrols assigned areas to detect nonadherence to safety procedures, seepage, damage to banks and levees, navigational hazards, or vandalism.

* Reports defects, possible hazards, or potentially dangerous conditions to appropriate staff.

* Assists higher level Canal Operations Specialists in dredging operations and vessel operations

o Connects shore, pontoon pipe and spillway pipe and locates them as required.

o Assists in rigging of dredges and derrick boats.

o Handles lines and cables on tugs, tenders, and other vessels.

o Assists in dry-docking operations, handling lines and cables.

* Assists mechanics in performing routine and unskilled tasks in the repair and maintenance of automotive equipment and other machinery such as mounting and dismounting snowplows, salt spreaders, engines, transmissions, and differentials, performing minor engine tune-ups, changing oil, tires, batteries and cleaning and polishing vehicles and vessels.

* Assists with the setting, removal, and maintenance of navigational aids.

* Operates a variety of tools and equipment including:

o Hand and power tools, self-propelled and motorized equipment such as mowers, pumps, compressors, vehicles, small trucks, and light construction equipment.

Canal Worker 2:

May perform structure operation duties:

* Assists higher- level staff in operating locks, guard gates, movable dams and lift

bridges, and water control structures following detailed standing and special

procedures; may operate equipment independently depending on assigned shift.

* Interacts with canal users to provide information on canal rules and regulations,

conditions along the waterway and facilities, and respond to inquiries.

* Records operating data, daily weather, water level readings, a log of vessels

passing through and any unusual occurrences in accordance with specific

procedures and in a standard format.

* Performs regular routine maintenance tasks on such structural components as:

AC and DC motors and generators, panel boards, gear trains and racks, checks

fluid levels, replaces filters, replaces light bulbs, and fused in arc lights and

signals per standard instructions, and reports any malfunctions to higher-level

staff.

* During the navigation season, they may provide guidance to seasonal staff who

perform the most routine work in and around a canal structure.

May perform dredging operation duties:

* Assists staff in dredging operations and vessel operations; connects shore,

pontoon pipe and spillway pipe, and locates them as required, assists in rigging

of dredges and derrick boats and UPS repairs and maintenance.

* Assists with the setting, removal, and maintenance of navigational aids.

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