Ventilation and Drainage Maintainer; Electric Fan & Pump Technician; Provisional

Description

Job Description

Ventilation and Drainage Maintainer (Electric Fan & Pump Technician)

12536

Various

Full-Time

Regular

Last Date of Filing:
Until Filled
Authority:
New York City Transit (TA)
Department:
Subway
Division/Unit:
Infrastructure

Reports to:

Maintenance Supervisor (Ventilation & Drainage)

Work Location:

Various
Hours of Work:
Various

* This is a civil service position. Selected candidates must pass a civil service exam and be appointed from the resulting list to gain permanent status.

** Incumbents who are currently employed in the title of Transit Electrical Helper in the Ventilation and Drainage Subdivision are eligible to be promoted on a provisional basis.

Salary Range:
The current minimum salary for Ventilation and Drainage Maintainer 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. Benefits include night and weekend salary differentials, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a comprehensive medical plan and a pension plan.

Ventilation and Drainage Maintainers, under supervision, maintain, install, clean, adjust, inspect, test, alter, replace and repair ventilation and drainage equipment of MTA New York City Transit subway stations and underground, surface, and elevated subway sections, including buildings, structures, and yards. Work on generators, motors, electro‑mechanical relays, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), limit switches, pumps, fans, valves, wiring, heaters, compressors, gasoline and diesel engines and sewage ejectors;

drive motor vehicles, keep records, write reports, and perform related work.

Physical activities include climbing and descending ladders and stairs to access pump, ejector and fan rooms; walking along subway tracks near live third rails and tripping hazards; clearing work areas in readiness for approaching trains; working in confined areas and wearing required apparatus (safety harness, lifeline and Scott air pack) while working in those areas; lifting material weighing up to 50 pounds;

performing work in a crouched position for long periods of time; and working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

• Two years of full‑time satisfactory experience performing work described above in “2” as a mechanic’s helper, apprentice or trainee.
• Graduation from a recognized trade school or technical school, with a major course of study in electro‑mechanical, electrical or electronic technology, or a closely related field totaling 600 hours.
• Graduation from a vocational high school, with a major course of study in electro‑mechanical, electrical or electronic technology, or a closely related field.
• An associate degree or a higher‑level degree, from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in electro‑mechanical, electrical or electronic technology, or a closely related field.

If you have qualifying part‑time experience, it will be credited on a prorated basis.

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