Trades Generalist - Bear Mountain Garage

Description Duties

• Perform journey-level motor and heavy equipment repair with a secondary skill of welding.
• Replace rusted or damaged body parts.
• Perform metal fabrication, plasma cutting, and mechanical repairs, including engine and drive line repairs, brake and front-end work, electronic diagnosis, and emission repairs.
• Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment as well as engine and component repair of construction equipment.
• Must have a working knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the craft to which assigned and have the ability to train others.
• Lay out work and diagnose problems; read and interpret plans, diagrams, and specifications.
• Must be able to work independently and understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• May perform supervisory duties, ensuring that instructions have been followed and the quality of work is satisfactory.
• Troubleshoot problems and make necessary repairs to complete assigned tasks.
• Perform manual labor, including lifting, bending, climbing, and standing for extended periods.

Qualifications

• Four years of full-time experience* 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.
• When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.
• If verifiable, we will accept and prorate part-time and volunteer experience.

Operating Needs

• Must possess a valid Class B*** Commercial Driver’s License with airbrake endorsements that allows the candidate to legally operate commercial vehicles in New York State or obtain it during the probationary period and maintain it as a term and condition of employment.
• 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 or obtain a New York State vehicle inspector's license during the probationary period and maintain it as a term and condition of employment.
• May be required to work weekends, holidays and/or evening shifts.
• Experience operating heavy equipment.

Additional Comments

• Must possess or obtain a New York State vehicle inspector's license during the probationary period and maintain it as a term and condition of employment.

Pay

The hiring rate will be the sum of the statutory hiring rate for CSEA Grade 12 ($50,425) and the Downstate Adjustment ($4,000). The job rate will be the sum of the statutory job rate ($61,548) and the Downstate Adjustment ($4,000).

Benefits

Generous benefits package, worth approximately 65% of salary, including:

• Paid Time Off CSEA: 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

To learn more about our benefits, visit: https://parks.ny.gov/employment/benefits.aspx