M26/27 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC II (GLAZIER/ROOFER)

Arlington Public Schools • Arlington, VA

8d • $22 - $42

About The Position

Arlington Public Schools is hiring for a full-time, 260-day Roofer Mechanic I/II position with the Maintenance Office. The role performs semiskilled maintenance, repair, and construction tasks in the glazing and roofing trades. The mechanic attends formal courses or completes on-the-job training equivalent to apprenticeship training and reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, technical instructions, and manuals.

The position requires operating glazier, roofing, carpentry, and sheet-metal fabrication tools and equipment; following trade-related procedures, codes, regulations, and safety precautions; and responding appropriately to hazardous situations. Work is performed indoors and outdoors under a wide range of climatic conditions, including on ladders, scaffolds, and rising platforms up to 40 feet. Exposure to harmful fumes and sprays requires safety goggles, masks, gloves, and proper ventilation. Physical work includes lifting and carrying heavy objects, balancing on high or slanted surfaces, assembling and disassembling scaffolds and equipment, and spending significant time standing, bending, stooping, and working in tiring positions.

Requirements

• Completion of tenth grade; high school completion is preferred.
• Some coursework in industrial arts and/or shop mechanics, supplemented by training equivalent to an apprenticeship in the trade.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge and ability to operate a broad range of power and hand tools and equipment used in glazing, roofing, carpentry, and sheet-metal fabrication.
• Knowledge of common procedures, materials, hazards, and safety precautions associated with roofing, glazing, and related construction activities.
• Knowledge of national, state, and local codes and regulations relevant to the trades.
• Ability to read and interpret plans and technical materials, and to follow and give oral and written instructions.
• Ability to use arithmetic for measurements, quantity and cost calculations, and recordkeeping.
• Ability to develop and maintain good leadership and interpersonal relationships.
• Reliable, flexible, and dependable.
• Strength, dexterity, and fine and gross motor skills needed to perform the essential functions, including lifting and carrying heavy objects, balancing on elevated or slanted surfaces, and assembling and disassembling scaffolds and equipment.
• Ability to perform work involving significant standing, bending, stooping, tiring positions, and work from ladders or scaffolds.
• Employees authorized to drive APS vehicles are subject to applicable alcohol and drug testing procedures; CDL holders are subject to Omnibus Transportation Act testing procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of high school.
• Coursework in industrial arts and/or shop mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Perform semiskilled maintenance, repair, and construction tasks in the glazing and roofing trades.
• Attend formal courses or perform on-the-job training tasks equivalent to apprenticeship training.
• Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, technical instructions, manuals, plans, diagrams, drawings, prints, and schematics.
• Operate glazier, roofing, carpentry, and sheet-metal fabrication tools and equipment.
• Follow relevant procedures, codes, regulations, and safety precautions and respond appropriately in hazardous situations.
• Use arithmetic to measure and calculate quantities and costs, and maintain records.
• Follow and give oral and written instructions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED