General Trades Worker Office​/On-site

The State of Connecticut, Department of Developmental Services (DDS) – is accepting applications for a full-time General Trades Worker (GTW) position located in West Region Facilities Management, Norwalk, CT.

PCN: 19370

Full-time | First (1st) Shift

Monday – Friday | 7:00 am – 3:00 pm

However, schedule flexibility required to meet the needs of the agency.

Incumbents may operate trucks and power equipment.

Incumbents may perform snow removal duties.

The incumbent will be assigned to the West Region Facilities Management Unit within DDS’s Fiscal Division based out of Norwalk.

This position will be responsible for the general building maintenance and renovations of all of homes in the region, the regional center and other office areas. The GTW role is a vital part of maintaining the health and safety conditions of our critical facilities to maintain compliance with licensing, DPH and the State Fire Marshal’s office.

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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…