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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 00011929 |
Description Activated On: 12/22/2025 11:51:46 AM |
Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. Provides building trades support to the County Maintenance Division to meet facility needs and model stockpile criteria. |
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Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor. The employee assigned to this position performs a variety of tasks in the repair and maintenance of buildings and grounds, structures, bridges, equipment, and machinery in order to ensure the safety of the traveling public. Work assignments require knowledge and proficiency in the trades of carpentry, welding, masonry, electrical, and plumbing. These trades are performed at a journeyman level. Position will supplement the mason and carpenter on the bridge crew if a vacancy occurs or the work load determines the need. Under direction of the equipment manager, employee will be responsible for maintaining stockpile buildings and grounds. Work to include environmental compliance under the department’s SEMP initiative. Ensures proper containment of environmentally sensitive materials. This includes labeling, organization and maintaining logs. General cleanup and organization of materials. Reviews signage and informs the appropriate personnel of needs. Mowing grass and trimming grass, trees or bushes may be required. Employee maintains and repairs structures, drainage culverts, bridges, and other roadway structures by building forms, pouring and finishing concrete, welding metal support structures and replacement parts, painting surfaces as appropriate in order to maintain and extend the useful life of these structures Employee performs a variety of masonry work in connection with maintaining the county maintenance buildings, bridges, guiderails, walks, retaining walls, foundations, concrete block walls, and structures by building forms, finishing concrete, and sealing when appropriate. Carpentry work includes building or repairing partitions, concrete forms, walls, cabinets, counter tops and office furniture. Employee performs plumbing work in connection with maintaining the county maintenance buildings. Plumbing to include repairs and maintenance of pipes and fixtures. Employee performs electrical work in connection with maintaining the county maintenance buildings and stockpiles. Including the installation, repair and maintenance of electric circuits, wall plugs, and lighting fixtures in an around buildings. Makes repairs to roofs and installs flashing and gutters on buildings. Employee operates a variety of construction equipment in the performance of duties such as arc welders, mig welders, pipe threaders, concrete saws, chain saws, air compressors, hammer drills, jackhammers, chipping hammers, de-scaler, generators, pumps, carpentry tools, power tools, forklifts, front end loader, personal lifting devices, bucket trucks, and a wide variety of hand tools and other power and pneumatic tools. Incumbent performs minor mechanical repairs to equipment in the field and in the county maintenance shed in order to have the equipment operational. Performs welding and fabrication repairs to construction equipment and snow plows. Performs and documents pre-operation and post-operation checks, material usage, and makes necessary field adjustments to permit safe operation and minimize wear of equipment and tools. Follow proper call-off procedures. Schedules non-emergency absences in advance; observes start/stop times, breaks, and meal times; works efficiently and effectively alone and with others, is available for overtime and emergency responses. Properly completes work in accordance with issued work order from supervisor. Maintains a safe working area and maintains safe work practices. Uses personal protective equipment. Maintains awareness of work area, helping others to avoid risks and hazards. Properly reports personal injuries and equipment accidents immediately to supervisor. This individual may be required to operate CDL and non-CDL trucks and equipment that are pertinent to snow removal, bridge work, and all other general maintenance work activities as required. This employee must comply with all Federal CDL regulations to ensure the safety of others. Under the direction of the Highway Maintenance Manager, the incumbent oversees fulfillment of the environmental management requirements identified in the Maintenance, MORIS, and Bridge Maintenance Manuals and processes designated for this position in the District’s Strategic Environmental Management Program (SEMP) Manual for Sound Environmental Practices. Attends environmental training designated for this position in the District’s SEMP Manual for Sound Environmental Practices. The incumbent oversees and evaluates training for assigned subordinates. Approves leave, evaluates performance, handles grievances, conducts initial investigations, and resolves complaints. Actively engage in succession planning by assessing potential vacancies; identifying current and future critical needs and competencies; and assessing the interests, availability, and readiness of current staff and candidate pools. Work with employees to complete and maintain a Career Development Plan. Engage employees and recognize employees and their accomplishments. Performs related work as required and other duties as assigned. Safety: 1. Assess your environment and be responsible for your safety, the safety of co-workers, and the public. 2. Attend required safety training and adhere to the requirements of all safety manuals, policies, and laws. 3. Immediately report to your supervisor any incident, unsafe practice, or near miss. 4. When in an enclosed environment (office buildings, confined spaces, flagger stations, equipment pinch points, etc.), know your evacuation process and escape route, your communication protocols, and appropriately react in the event of an incident. Succession Planning: Take an active role in succession planning by completing a Career Development Plan in collaboration with the supervisor. In conjunction with the supervisor, participate in knowledge management/transfer by identifying key aspects of the job and sharing explicit and tacit program/technical knowledge with other employees. Department Green Plan Policy: Commit to following the Department’s Green Plan Policy (Pub 712) and the associated principles. Failure to comply with the Department’s Green Plan Policy shall be documented in the employee’s performance review. Fair Labor Standards Act: Unless directed otherwise by your supervisor or manager, comply with stated work hours for the 7.5/8.0-hour day. |
Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature. When assigned a task the position may require trouble shooting and decision making that would allow the task to be successfully completed without direct consultation of the employee’s supervisor. |
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Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License Experience: Licenses, registrations, or certifications: 1. N/A 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. N/A 5. N/A 6. N/A |
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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.
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