Maintenance Repair Worker 3

State of Ohio • Highland Hills, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Youth Services is seeking a Maintenance Repair Worker 3 to provide skilled maintenance and repair of the facility and act as a lead worker, providing work direction and training to youth workers performing semi-skilled and skilled maintenance repairs. The position performs carpentry and masonry repairs, plumbing repairs, and repairs to metal parts and equipment using machine tools and welding equipment. The worker continuously inspects buildings and equipment for repairs or replacements and performs systematic, routine preventive maintenance in an assigned area.

The position is permanent, full-time, and based at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility in Highland Hills, Ohio. Work hours are generally 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with weekend hours required and possible overtime, including snow removal and assistance in other facility areas. New hires must complete six weeks of paid mandatory pre-service training: the first week at the facility, weeks two through four at the DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and weeks five and six on the job at the facility. Travel, lodging, and meals are provided for academy training.

The hourly pay at hire is $23.28, with scheduled increases at six, 18, 30, 42, and 54 months. The final candidate must undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening. Criminal convictions do not automatically preclude consideration; an individual assessment is made.

Requirements

• Formal education in arithmetic including addition and subtraction, and in reading, writing, and speaking common English vocabulary.
• Twelve months of training or experience in maintenance repair, such as basic electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and use of associated hand and power tools and equipment; an equivalent may substitute for the experience requirement but not for mandated licensure.
• A valid commercial driver's license is required only if the motor equipment is of a type and size regulated by Sections 4506.01 and 4506.12 of the Ohio Revised Code, as stated in the posting for the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry.
• Complete six weeks of paid mandatory pre-service training.
• Pass the required criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled maintenance and repair of the facility.
• Act as a lead worker by providing work direction and training to youth workers performing semi-skilled and skilled maintenance repairs.
• Perform carpentry and masonry repairs to items such as doors, cabinet locks, cabinets, chairs, desks, floors, walls, windows, partitions, and steps.
• Repair plumbing equipment, including water and steam lines, sewer pipes, trap fittings, plumbing fixtures, pumps, regulators, valves, toilets, sinks, heating and air-conditioning systems, and boilers.
• Operate machine tools and welding equipment to repair metal parts and equipment.
• Continuously inspect buildings and equipment for needed repairs or replacements.
• Perform systematic and routine preventive maintenance in an assigned area.
• Work required weekend hours and, as needed, assist with overtime work such as winter snow removal and work in other facility areas.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal leave, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS.
• Optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation.
• Travel, lodging, and meals provided for the weeks 2 through 4 training at DYS Training Academy.
• Scheduled pay increases at six, 18, 30, 42, and 54 months.

What This Job Offers

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