Position Description

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING
Position Number: 00226570	Description Activated On: 3/25/2026 1:23:31 PM

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.

Performs quality welding services with the use of acetylene, arc, Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), or Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding equipment. Delivers high quality highway services, cooperates as a maintenance team member to suggest and use improved methods and technologies, provides courteous customer services, improves communications, and promotes a safer working environment.

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.

Under the direction of an Automotive Mechanic Supervisor or Equipment Manager, the incumbent performs a variety of independent skilled trades duties in the repair of parts, structural welding of bridge members, repairs to frames on equipment, hitches, plows, fabricates repair parts and body parts for a variety of applications using oxy-acetylene, electric arc, heli-arc, or other similar types of equipment to join metals.

An employee in this job performs a variety of welding duties involving welding, brazing and metal-cutting jobs on ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Work may involve modifying, customizing, and fabricating equipment or parts. Work also involves responsibility for exercising independent judgment in determining work methods and procedures and may include lead work over helpers. Assignments are received orally and in writing from a foreman or other supervisor who inspects the work in progress or upon completion.

Perform efficient/quality diagnosis, repairs and modifications of department equipment and facilities.

Respond satisfactorily to emergency call outs.

Participates in the Required Medical Surveillance testing and monitoring as required by PPIM 09-107

Maintains a small inventory of different types and sizes of steel and aluminum.

As needed, assists with grounds maintenance.

Performs related duties as required.

Maintains assigned work area in a clean, safe condition using proper safety procedures and protective equipment. Is aware of work area hazards and initiates proactive accident and injury avoidance measures. Reports all personal injuries immediately and gets proper treatment to minimize risk of further injury.

Maintains a safe work environment for self, co-workers by following proper safety procedures and using protective equipment. Makes visual observations, manual adjustments, reports findings in both written and oral format. Maintains awareness of work area helping self and others to avoid risks and hazards; reports all personal injuries and equipment accident immediately and gets proper treatment to minimize risk of further injury.

Recognizing that everyone is involved in the District’s and County’s actions to demonstrate sound environmental practices, each employee fulfills the maintenance unit business plan objectives related to the Strategic Environmental Management Program (SEMP).

Attends environmental training as required.

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.
5. Evaluate contractor operations:
Immediately stop unsafe actions
Engage in ongoing safety dialogue with the contractor’s leadership.
6. Promote a CULTURE that emphasizes SAFETY as a core value:
Immediately stop any unsafe actions.
Incorporate safety into all discussions, deliberations, and decisions.
Continuously communicate the safety direction.
Inspire employees to be a MODEL for safety.
Encourage and support safety initiatives and programs by participating and involving staff.
Recognize safety daily.
Acknowledge EXTRAORDINARY achievements.
Learn and improve through After Action Reviews (AAR’s)
Enforce accountability.

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.

Must determine appropriate steps to take during the repair of heavy equipment in order to perform assigned tasks. Skill in the implementation of appropriate mechanical adjustments to the equipment must be exercised to produce desired results and must be accomplished while maintaining a safe workplace for the incumbent, associated shop employees, and for the equipment operators. Communicate effectively with customers internally and externally to identify necessary repairs or recommend replacement when not cost effective, and with the stockroom on material needs and inventory.

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.   Class C Driver's License

2.   N/A

3.   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.

1.	Operate trucks and other equipment used for construction and maintenance work; perform any safety-related checks/tests on assigned equipment.
2.	Read, write, and speak clearly.
3.	Maneuver safely around moving traffic and construction equipment. Traverse various types of terrain.
4.	React immediately to hazard warning devices, such as signs, sirens and alarms.
5.	Use required personal protective equipment and be responsible for its care, storage, and maintenance.
6.	Sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, reach, crawl, twist and climb; lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
7.	Withstand periods of heavy exertion.
8.	Tolerate exposure to noise, outdoors, adverse weather conditions, various plants and insects, and chemicals within Safety Data Sheet (SDS) limits.
9.	Operate various hand and power tools which may involve constant periodic vibration.
10.	Be available for mandatory or unscheduled overtime associated with general overtime call-outs.