Trades Generalist (Allegany Regional Maintenance)

Duties

• Performs tasks in the repair, maintenance, and servicing of automotive and mechanical equipment such as service and adjustment of brakes, replacement of wheel bearings, and the removal and replacement of such components as starters, fuel pumps, water pumps, gas tanks, exhaust system components, shock absorbers, springs, and radiators.
• Performs engine repairs as well as tune-ups according to manufacturer’s specifications.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections of vehicles and equipment following preventive maintenance schedules to insure safe and trouble-free performance.
• Executes minor and major mechanical repairs by performing such tasks as disassembling and assembling engine components or mechanical equipment, cleaning parts and inspecting them for wear, and performing activities such as grinding valves and valve seats according to specifications and specific instructions.
• Operates departmental equipment including light duty trucks, commercial vehicles, and heavy equipment.
• May perform welding using electric or oxy-acetylene welding equipment not requiring complex planning and layout or the use of special procedures.
• Performs heavy lifting and materials handling.
• Maintains daily activity reports, along with other required written records.
• Adheres to the agency’s Code of Conduct Policy and ensure compliance with all guidelines, policies, and procedures in the performance of daily tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four years of full-time experience in motor equipment under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program; or an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in skilled trades at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license that allows the candidate to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.
• Must possess a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with airbrake and tanker endorsements that allows the candidate to legally operate commercial vehicles in New York State or obtain one and maintain it as a term and condition of employment.
• Must obtain certification by the Department of Motor Vehicles to conduct NYS vehicle inspections on #1 Light vehicles and #2 Heavy Vehicles and maintain it as a term and condition of employment.
• Must have working knowledge of practices and techniques of making a variety of mechanical and electrical repairs on gas and diesel powered automotive and other motor-driven equipment.
• Must have working knowledge of the operation of automotive and other motor-driven equipment.
• Must have the ability to make accurate diagnoses of mechanical or electrical problems of gas and/or diesel powered self-propelled and non-propelled automotive equipment.
• Must have the ability to use tools, equipment, and materials of the mechanical trade.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret technical maintenance manuals, circuit diagrams and blueprints.
• Must be able to supervise others and to act independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Must have knowledge of standard safety practices.
• Must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 44 days - 13 Vacation days, 13 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays.
• Health Care Benefits: Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.
• Additional Benefits: New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership, NYS Deferred Compensation, Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Paid Parental Leave.

Additional Comments

OPERATIONAL NEEDS:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that allows the candidate to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.
• Must possess a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with airbrake and tanker endorsements that allows the candidate to legally operate commercial vehicles in New York State or obtain one and maintain it as a term and condition of employment.
• Must obtain certification by the Department of Motor Vehicles to conduct NYS vehicle inspections on #1 Light vehicles and #2 Heavy Vehicles and maintain it as a term and condition of employment.
• Must have working knowledge of practices and techniques of making a variety of mechanical and electrical repairs on gas and diesel powered automotive and other motor-driven equipment.
• Must have working knowledge of the operation of automotive and other motor-driven equipment.
• Must have the ability to make accurate diagnoses of mechanical or electrical problems of gas and/or diesel powered self-propelled and non-propelled automotive equipment.
• Must have the ability to use tools, equipment, and materials of the mechanical trade.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret technical maintenance manuals, circuit diagrams and blueprints.
• Must be able to supervise others and to act independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Must have knowledge of standard safety practices.
• Must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor.

Email Address

Email Address: allegany.employment@parks.ny.gov

Address

Street: 2373 ASP Route 1, Suite 3

Notes on Applying

If you feel you meet the minimum qualifications and the agency’s operating needs, and are interested in being considered for this vacancy, you can obtain an Employment Application from your local park office, your region’s administrative headquarters or you can download an application from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website at www.parks.ny.gov/employment.

Please submit your resume and Employment Application via email to: Allegany.Employment@parks.ny.gov with the subject line "Seasonal Trades Generalist (Motor Equipment)" or mail to:

Allegany State Park
Attn: Paula Barber
2373 ASP Rt, 1, Ste. 3
Salamanca, NY 14779