Locksmith

State of Ohio • Highland Hills, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is seeking a Locksmith for the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility. This role is crucial in maintaining the security and functionality of the facility's locking systems. All hired applicants are required to attend 4 weeks of mandatory training through DYS, with the first week at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility and the subsequent three weeks at the Correctional Training Academy in Orient, Ohio. This training is fully paid by the state and covers travel, lodging, and meals. DYS is recognized as a "qualifying employer" for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Requirements

• 12 months of training or 12 months of experience in locksmithing.
• 3 months of training or 3 months of experience in inventory control.
• Equivalent to the minimum class qualifications for employment.
• Job Skills: Trades

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, and replace locks and locking devices.
• Install, repair, and replace cylinder and key locks, door closers, and related locking hardware/devices.
• Lubricate and adjust locks and locking devices, including changing combinations on safes, replacing tumblers, repairing electronic locking devices, installing deadbolts, and making master locks and keys.
• Make new keys using machinery such as key duplicators, key cutters, and grinders for various items including doors, cupboards, filing cabinets, medication cabinets, and safes.
• Perform preventative maintenance on locks and doors, including inspecting locks for wear and malfunction and changing locking devices for security purposes.
• Operate a personal computer to prepare and maintain work-related records, documentation, and reports, such as keeping records of all door locks within the facility, maintaining identification of keys, tracking issued keys, maintaining inventory of parts, material, and equipment, and preparing requisitions.
• Make identification tags (chits) for employees, key rings, vehicles, and other devices.
• Perform semi-skilled and skilled maintenance repairs, including carpentry repairs (doors, locks, cabinets, chairs, desks, floors, walls, windows, stairways).
• Repair equipment such as light fixtures, electrical outlets, switches, motors, appliances, electrical circuits, and electrical components of heating and cooling systems.
• Repair plumbing equipment including water and steam lines, sewer pipes, trap fittings, plumbing fixtures, pumps, regulations, valves, faucets, toilets, and sinks.
• Perform custodial duties such as mopping, sweeping, waxing floors, and washing walls and windows.
• Perform grounds keeping duties, including removing snow and ice from sidewalks.
• Inspect buildings and equipment for repairs or replacements and perform systematic and routine preventative maintenance of the assigned area.
• Operate machine tools and welding equipment in making repairs to metal parts and equipment.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed