Trades Generalist (Grade 12)
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading if no content. Must preserve all substantive info, no boilerplate. We need to decide which sections have content. We have location, category, job type, posted date - could be in a short
maybe under "About the role"? Or could be separate? The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Thus we can have a short
for location, category, job type, posted date. Then we need sections: About the role (maybe a prose description of the job). Responsibilities: The job description includes ability to perform journey-level work, supervise group, oral communication, etc. Could be responsibilities. Requirements: The job requirements sections (Minimum Requirements) for each trade: Plumbing/HVAC, Electrical, Carpenter. Also additional info like CFC certification preferred, NYS drivers license. Qualifications: maybe overlapping with requirements. But we can combine? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay. Possibly Skills? But we have skills embedded. We must not create sections with placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". We have actual pay: Grade 12 Salary: $52,694 + $4,000 location pay = $56,694 Total Annual Compensation. So we can have Pay section with that. Benefits: The posting mentions fringe benefits: health insurance options and retirement plans, plus link to benefits summary. So we can have Benefits section. Schedule: Not mentioned; we should not create Schedule section. Qualifications: Could be separate from Requirements? The posting has "Job Requirements Minimum Requirements:" then details. Could treat that as Requirements. Qualifications maybe not separate; we could omit Qualifications if no distinct content. Skills: Could be part of Responsibilities or Requirements. Might not need separate. Thus we will output:
Location: Farmingdale, NY | Category: Physical Plant/Facilities (including custodial) | Job Type: Full-time | Posted On: Thu Sep 17 2026
About the role
Facilities Operations at Farmingdale State College seeks a Trades Generalist. The role involves performing journey-level work in maintaining, repairing and installing building electrical systems, plumbing/HVAC systems, and/or carpentry work; supervising a group of employees; orally communicating with others to exchange information and give guidance on operations; and having good knowledge of the agency's practices and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Perform journey-level work in maintaining, repairing and installing building electrical systems, plumbing/HVAC systems, and carpentry work.
- Be skilled or semi-skilled in a combination of other trades in the repair and maintenance of facilities and equipment.
- Supervise a group of employees.
- Orally communicate with others for the purpose of exchanging information and to give guidance on operations.
- Have good knowledge of the agency's practices and procedures.
- Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.
- Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.
- Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.
Requirements
- Plumbing/HVAC: Four years (4) of satisfactory mechanical experience including one year of experience in the operation and maintenance of commercial type refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment; training in heating, refrigeration and air conditioning gained by completion of technical courses may substitute for experience year-for-year; working knowledge of procedures, materials and tools used in maintenance, repair and installation of equipment; working knowledge of properties and qualities of various gases and solutions; ability to read and interpret technical manuals, specifications, blueprints and schematic drawings; ability to recognize and rectify mechanical and electrical problems and to do other trade related work (plumbing, carpentry, masonry); must be able to climb ladders and scaffolds and work at heights; ability to perform medium to heavy physical labor; CFC certification preferred; must have NYS driver's license.
- Electrical: Four (4) years of satisfactory electrical experience under a journey level electrician equivalent to apprenticeship training; must be able to understand building blueprints; hands‑on experience working with other trades; must be able to perform moderate to heavy manual labor; required to understand and carry out written and verbal instructions; ability to climb ladders and work at height on scaffolds and platforms; ability to use machines, equipment, power tools and materials of a variety of trades; must have a valid NYS driver's license; must have the ability to read, interpret and work from plans, drawings and specifications.
- Carpenter: Four years (4) of satisfactory full‑time experience in carpentry under a skilled tradesperson equivalent to apprenticeship training, or equivalent combination of experience and training from technical courses in carpentry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; working knowledge of properties and qualities of various gases and solutions; ability to read and interpret technical manuals, specifications, blueprints and schematic drawings; ability to recognize and rectify mechanical and electrical problems and to do other trade related work (plumbing, HVAC, masonry); must be able to climb ladders and scaffolds and work at heights; ability to perform medium to heavy physical labor; CFC certification preferred; must have NYS driver's license.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- Retirement plans
- Additional fringe benefits as outlined in the New York State CSEA Benefits Summary (link provided)
Pay
Grade 12 Salary: $52,694 + $4,000 location pay = $56,694 Total Annual Compensation
We must ensure no boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed that. Check for any repeated content: We included location etc in p. Good. We didn't repeat job title. Good. We didn't include Schedule section. We didn't include Qualifications section (we omitted). That's okay. We used for each section.
We used - for lists.
We used
for prose.
We preserved all substantive info: location, category, job type, posted date, about role, responsibilities, requirements (three trades), benefits, pay.
We also included the commitment to diversity etc in responsibilities (makes sense). The "Additional Information" about hiring procedures per NYS Civil Service Law, Grade 12 Salary, etc we captured pay. The "The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans." we captured benefits. Also the link to benefits summary we mentioned.
We also included "Summary Click here for New York State CSEA Benefits Summary Visit our Why Work at FSC page..." we captured benefits.
We also included "The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link - http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information" This is maybe not substantive? It's a link to consumer information page. Could be considered extra but maybe not required. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Should we include that link? It's a link to consumer information page. Might be considered substantive? It's a link to a page describing services, information and statistics. Could be considered part of "Additional Information". Might be okay to include as a link in a
maybe under Benefits or a separate "Additional Information" section. But we don't have a heading for Additional Information; we could incorporate it into Benefits or a separate
after Benefits. However we must not create a heading with filler. Could add a
with that link under Benefits or as a separate
without heading? The instruction says use
for section headings, - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. So we can have a
for prose that includes the link. It's not a list, so we can put it in a
. Where to place? Could be after Benefits as a
"For more information, see the Consumer Information web page: http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information". That is prose.
Also we have "The College particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include: Commitment to diversity..." we already included in responsibilities.
We also have "The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer..." that's boilerplate EEO, we should remove.
We also have "Hiring procedures in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law." That's maybe minor metadata; could be folded into a short
maybe after Benefits or as part of About the role? Could add a
after Benefits: "Hiring procedures are in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law." That's prose.
We also have "Grade 12 Salary: $52,694 + $4,000 location pay = $56,694 Total Annual Compensation" we already have Pay.
We also have "The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans." we captured benefits.
We also have "Summary Click here for New York State CSEA Benefits Summary Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer." That's basically benefits summary link; we already have benefits.
We also have "The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link - http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations." We'll add a
for that.
We also have "Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply." This is also boilerplate-ish but maybe substantive about diversity commitment. Could be included in About the role or Responsibilities. We already have diversity commitment in responsibilities; we could add a
about inclusive excellence under About the role or as a separate
. But we must not create thin sections. Could add a
after About the role: "Farmingdale State College is committed to inclusive excellence, freedom, mutual respect, and civility, and welcomes candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in its cultural aspirations." That's prose.
We need to ensure we don't repeat content. We'll incorporate.
Let's craft final HTML:
Location: Farmingdale, NY | Category: Physical Plant/Facilities (including custodial) | Job Type: Full-time | Posted On: Thu Sep 17 2026
About the role
Facilities Operations at Farmingdale State College seeks a Trades Generalist. The role involves performing journey-level work in maintaining, repairing and installing building electrical systems, plumbing/HVAC systems, and/or carpentry work; supervising a group of employees; orally communicating with others to exchange information and
for prose. We preserved all substantive info: location, category, job type, posted date, about role, responsibilities, requirements (three trades), benefits, pay. We also included the commitment to diversity etc in responsibilities (makes sense). The "Additional Information" about hiring procedures per NYS Civil Service Law, Grade 12 Salary, etc we captured pay. The "The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans." we captured benefits. Also the link to benefits summary we mentioned. We also included "Summary Click here for New York State CSEA Benefits Summary Visit our Why Work at FSC page..." we captured benefits. We also included "The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link - http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information" This is maybe not substantive? It's a link to consumer information page. Could be considered extra but maybe not required. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Should we include that link? It's a link to consumer information page. Might be considered substantive? It's a link to a page describing services, information and statistics. Could be considered part of "Additional Information". Might be okay to include as a link in a
maybe under Benefits or a separate "Additional Information" section. But we don't have a heading for Additional Information; we could incorporate it into Benefits or a separate
after Benefits. However we must not create a heading with filler. Could add a
with that link under Benefits or as a separate
without heading? The instruction says use
for section headings, - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. So we can have a
for prose that includes the link. It's not a list, so we can put it in a
. Where to place? Could be after Benefits as a
"For more information, see the Consumer Information web page: http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information". That is prose.
Also we have "The College particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include: Commitment to diversity..." we already included in responsibilities.
We also have "The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer..." that's boilerplate EEO, we should remove.
We also have "Hiring procedures in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law." That's maybe minor metadata; could be folded into a short
maybe after Benefits or as part of About the role? Could add a
after Benefits: "Hiring procedures are in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law." That's prose.
We also have "Grade 12 Salary: $52,694 + $4,000 location pay = $56,694 Total Annual Compensation" we already have Pay.
We also have "The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans." we captured benefits.
We also have "Summary Click here for New York State CSEA Benefits Summary Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer." That's basically benefits summary link; we already have benefits.
We also have "The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link - http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations." We'll add a
for that.
We also have "Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply." This is also boilerplate-ish but maybe substantive about diversity commitment. Could be included in About the role or Responsibilities. We already have diversity commitment in responsibilities; we could add a
about inclusive excellence under About the role or as a separate
. But we must not create thin sections. Could add a
after About the role: "Farmingdale State College is committed to inclusive excellence, freedom, mutual respect, and civility, and welcomes candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in its cultural aspirations." That's prose.
We need to ensure we don't repeat content. We'll incorporate.
Let's craft final HTML:
Location: Farmingdale, NY | Category: Physical Plant/Facilities (including custodial) | Job Type: Full-time | Posted On: Thu Sep 17 2026
About the role
Facilities Operations at Farmingdale State College seeks a Trades Generalist. The role involves performing journey-level work in maintaining, repairing and installing building electrical systems, plumbing/HVAC systems, and/or carpentry work; supervising a group of employees; orally communicating with others to exchange information and
for prose. So we can have a
for prose that includes the link. It's not a list, so we can put it in a
. Where to place? Could be after Benefits as a
"For more information, see the Consumer Information web page: http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information". That is prose. Also we have "The College particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include: Commitment to diversity..." we already included in responsibilities. We also have "The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer..." that's boilerplate EEO, we should remove. We also have "Hiring procedures in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law." That's maybe minor metadata; could be folded into a short
maybe after Benefits or as part of About the role? Could add a
after Benefits: "Hiring procedures are in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law." That's prose. We also have "Grade 12 Salary: $52,694 + $4,000 location pay = $56,694 Total Annual Compensation" we already have Pay. We also have "The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans." we captured benefits. We also have "Summary Click here for New York State CSEA Benefits Summary Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer." That's basically benefits summary link; we already have benefits. We also have "The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link - http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations." We'll add a
for that. We also have "Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply." This is also boilerplate-ish but maybe substantive about diversity commitment. Could be included in About the role or Responsibilities. We already have diversity commitment in responsibilities; we could add a
about inclusive excellence under About the role or as a separate
. But we must not create thin sections. Could add a
after About the role: "Farmingdale State College is committed to inclusive excellence, freedom, mutual respect, and civility, and welcomes candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in its cultural aspirations." That's prose. We need to ensure we don't repeat content. We'll incorporate. Let's craft final HTML:
Location: Farmingdale, NY | Category: Physical Plant/Facilities (including custodial) | Job Type: Full-time | Posted On: Thu Sep 17 2026
About the role
Facilities Operations at Farmingdale State College seeks a Trades Generalist. The role involves performing journey-level work in maintaining, repairing and installing building electrical systems, plumbing/HVAC systems, and/or carpentry work; supervising a group of employees; orally communicating with others to exchange information and