Sheet Metal Worker 2 - 20027917

State of Ohio • Orient, IA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sheet Metal Worker 2 works under general direction and requires thorough knowledge of and skill in the sheet metal trade. The position serves as a lead worker, providing work direction and training to lower-level sheet metal workers, other trades helpers, and/or incarcerated persons in fabricating sheet metal and structured steel or heavy metal. Work is performed at the Pickaway Correctional Institution in Orient, Ohio.

Requirements

• At least 18 months of training or 18 months of verifiable experience in sheet metal work under the supervision of an experienced sheet metal worker, along with formal education in arithmetic including fractions and percentages, and in reading and writing common English vocabulary; or
• Six months of experience as a Sheet Metal Worker 1, classification 52271; or
• An equivalent combination meeting the stated minimum class qualifications.
• Thorough knowledge of and skill in the sheet metal trade.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead worker by providing work direction and training to lower-level sheet metal workers, other trades helpers, and/or incarcerated persons.
• Participate in repairing roofs, gutters, downspouts, and flashings.
• Fabricate metal products such as pans, ductwork, kitchen equipment, cans, boxes, and tanks, and inspect completed work.
• Weld metal and install metal security fixtures, electrical appliances, and furniture.
• Design or redesign, fabricate, modify, install, and repair complex sheet metal and structural steel or heavy-metal parts, components, items, and assemblies, including security and storage areas, fire escapes, cell doors, grates, security gates, bars, and cell beds.
• Plan and evaluate jobs and estimate the time required.
• Lay out patterns and cut, bend, weld, burn, and fabricate metal parts.
• Determine materials needed, prepare cost estimates, and submit purchase requests.
• Read blueprints and/or schematic diagrams.
• Maintain tool counts for tools used by incarcerated persons, complete daily tool-control forms, and maintain strict tool inventories.
• Maintain and clean equipment and tools.
• Prepare and maintain required records and reports manually and/or electronically using a personal computer and office systems software.
• Perform other maintenance and miscellaneous duties, including semi-skilled carpentry, painting, plumbing and/or water treatment, electrical, and HVAC work.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Ensure compliance with security regulations.
• Operate snow and ice removal and grass-cutting equipment.
• Operate heavy equipment such as a backhoe, trencher, and forklift.
• Serve on institutional committees and attend required training, seminars, and/or meetings.
• Perform security functions as required, such as man-down response, shakedowns, and incarcerated-person movement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and 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, and optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation.

What This Job Offers

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