General Trades Worker (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Trumbull, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (CTDOT), is accepting applications for a General Trades Worker position at the Region 3 office in Trumbull. This role involves performing highly skilled trade duties in various areas, including routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance for commercial and industrial facilities. The position requires diagnosing and resolving building component issues, changing filters, performing life safety inspections, and utilizing a State-issued tablet and email for communication, recordkeeping, work orders, reports, estimates, and maintenance schedules. The incumbent will also work with other trades and often work independently, requiring dependability and self-motivation. This role involves multi-tasking and taking initiative with limited supervision.

Requirements

Possess and maintain a valid driver's license
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
Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply the standard tools, materials, methods, and practices of a variety of trade areas
Interpersonal skills
Oral and written communication skills
Ability to prepare estimates and keep shop records
Ability to utilize computer software

Nice To Haves

Graduate of a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area
Experience troubleshooting and repairing across a variety of trades, including electrical, carpentry, painting, HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration), masonry, and plumbing
Experience installing and repairing commercial doors and hardware
Experience troubleshooting and repairing faucets and flushometers for toilets
Experience in performing monthly life safety inspections
Experience with EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) roofing repair
Experience working in a large facility or multiple commercial or industrial buildings
Experience using Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams

Responsibilities

Diagnose/troubleshoot and resolve interior and exterior building components typical to commercial and industrial buildings
Change various types of filters (air, fuel, etc.)
Perform life safety inspections
Utilize email and a State-issued tablet for duties, including communication, recordkeeping, handling work orders, preparing reports, making estimates of time, equipment, and materials, and for tracking preventative maintenance schedules
Work with other trades as required
Perform 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
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