Facilities Trades Worker

Description

Are you skilled with your hands and ready to keep our buildings running smoothly? The City of Roanoke is looking for a Facilities Trades Worker to join our Facilities Division within Public Works.

The City of Roanoke is an Equal Employment Opportunity/AA/M/F/Disability Employer. To elevate the performance of the organization, we are committed to respecting, celebrating, and embracing the collective mixture of differences and similarities between our employees as a rich tapestry. Our behaviors will demonstrate open communication, and we will seek opportunities to learn, recognizing and rewarding actions that promote acceptance while suspending judgment.

By doing this, we will foster an inclusive, open work environment that delivers excellent service and creates a more vibrant and inviting community.

This is a non-exempt position.

In this role, you'll perform preventative maintenance and support a skilled carpenter across a wide range of hands‑on projects. You'll resurface and polish concrete walkways in city buildings, maintain facilities equipment, and take on basic carpentry work, including wood and metal stud framing.

Your day‑to‑day will also include removing and installing ceiling systems, carpet, VCT tile, and ceramic tile, along with working with wallboard, wall trim, doors, and windows. You'll get hands‑on with concrete work and brick and block laying, plus sandblasting, chipping, and painting structures as needed.

As part of the Paint Crew, you'll assist other Trades Professionals with painting work orders across various city buildings, and you may also be called on to support other structural‑related tasks as they arise.

Examples of duties include performing skilled and semi‑skilled work across multiple trades, including mechanical, structural, and HVAC systems. Assist with the repair and maintenance of buildings and equipment, supporting skilled workers with electrical, carpentry, plumbing, welding, and mechanical repairs and installations as assigned. Utilizes standard trade tools and equipment to complete assigned tasks.

• Performs unskilled manual work in the completion of carpentry projects.
• Assist a skilled carpenter (worker).
• Operates and maintains various types of hand and small power tools.
• Assist in maintaining inventory control for tools.
• Assist with event support, snow removal and other emergency tasks may include nights, weekends or holidays as needed.
• Adheres to established safety procedures.
• Must be able to climb/work on ladders/lifts to reach high ceilings or walls.
• Required to wear some type of respiratory protection in the performance of their duties. Pulmonary test will be provided by the city.
• May be required to take classes or training to enhance job performance.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
Minimum of 6 months related experience in construction or mechanical environment.

Ability to read and comprehend instructions. Ability to understand and follow specific oral or written instructions.

Ability to apply common sense to carry out written or oral instructions.

Requires a valid appropriate driver's license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

May be required to pass CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Systems) background check due to working in secured areas, depending on area of assignment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or…