Placer County

• Participate in the coordination and scheduling of assigned projects and areas of responsibility; communicate and act as liaison with other departments, divisions, project managers, and outside contractors during all phases of project completion.
• Assist in establishing project parameters and resource requirements within assigned area(s) of responsibility; prepare detailed and complex drawings; designate quantity and type of materials and supplies needed; estimate cost and layout of job; purchase materials and supplies.
• Provide lead supervision to assigned staff and crew members; assign and schedule tasks; direct work performed.
• Assist supervisor in determining training needs of assigned staff; provide training to staff as needed; provide input into employee performance evaluations upon request; communicate with supervisor regarding employee work performance, including deficiencies.
• Perform carpentry work in the construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance of buildings, floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, windows, screens, wood fixtures, and furniture.
• Perform masonry tasks, including creating forms, mixing and pouring concrete, and laying decorative and structural brick consistent with plans and ADA compliance guidelines.
• Inspect work performed and notify supervisor of any concerns or issues.
• Provide input into the design, building, installation, retrofitting, upgrading, and connecting of control systems and equipment to update technology in existing facilities.
• Clean and prepare surfaces to be painted; paint exterior and interior walls, ceilings, and cabinets using brush or spray gun; varnish, stain, or shellac furniture, doors, cabinets, moldings, and floors; may mix paints to obtain desired colors.
• Install and make repairs to or replace electrical systems, including building wiring, switches, outlets, fixtures, and plugs, and make other electrical repairs; install, maintain, and repair various lighting systems; install, maintain, and repair various alarm mechanisms and systems, including fire detection and security systems; maintain and repair small engines and generators.
• Repair stoves, refrigerators, sanitation and waste removal systems, heating and air conditioning systems, and evaporative coolers, including cutting, fitting, and installing gas and fresh water supply system piping and fittings; perform metal fabrication and welding, both arc and acetylene.
• Install, operate, and perform minor maintenance to building automation systems, including building access control systems, climate control systems, and intrusion control systems.
• Identify and resolve technical issues, malfunctions, and set up of building automation and control systems or notify appropriate staff or supervisor for resolution.
• May oil, adjust, clean, and make minor repairs to equipment used by custodial staff, including vacuum cleaners and buffers.
• Install, repair, maintain, or replace various locks, locking systems, and security doors, including mechanical, electric, or electronic; key and re-key locks.
• Design, lay out, manufacture, and install various building signs.
• Repair and adjust plumbing equipment and apparatuses, including replacing broken pipes, cleaning plugged drains, replacing washers and gaskets, replacing faucets and valves, cleaning grease traps, and flushing sewer lines; install, maintain, and repair various piping and sprinklers used in fire suppression systems; maintain and test fire sprinkler systems and automation.
• Maintain records and prepare reports and other documents as required.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with coworkers, other County employees, and the public using principles of effective customer service.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Two (2) years of experience performing duties similar to a Building Crafts Mechanic with Placer County.

Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.

Required License or Certificate:

• May need to possess a valid driver's license as required by the position. Proof of adequate vehicle insurance and medical clearance may also be required.
• Possession of a valid Class A or B driver's license may be required depending upon the position.
• Possession of appropriate required certification relative to specific area of building crafts assignment.

• Applicable codes, including Uniform Building Code, National Electrical Code, and National Fire Protection Association Code.
• Use and purpose of materials, tools, equipment, methods, procedures, and practices used in building trades and maintenance, including carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing, masonry, small engine repair, metal fabrication, and welding, both arc and acetylene.
• Principles and practices of building trades, mechanical trades, and facilities maintenance, including general construction, electrical, painting, cabinet/furniture making and installation, metal fabrication, plumbing, air conditioning/refrigeration, heating, lock systems, sign making, flooring, roofing, fire alarm/sprinkler systems, environmental systems and controls, and other related building automation systems.
• Pertinent local, state, and federal rules, regulations, and laws.
• Principles and practices of work safety.
• Principles and practices of project management, coordination, and inspection.
• Principles and practices of recordkeeping.
• Automated systems used to schedule maintenance activities and projects.
• Office procedures, methods, computer equipment, and relevant software.
• Basic principles and practices of providing lead supervision and training to others.
• Principles and practices of effective customer service.

• On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job; observe safety rules and identify safety hazards; analyze problem equipment and systems; recall, identify, and locate equipment and tools; read, interpret, explain, and follow work orders, manuals, schematics, diagrams, drawings, and blueprints; work under time pressure with frequent interruptions; focus on a single task for long periods of time; analyze situations quickly and objectively and determine proper course of action; explain job to others. 
• Intermittently, sit while completing work papers and reports or while operating equipment; on a continuous basis, walk, stand, balance, bend, crouch, squat, climb, kneel, twist, and reach while operating equipment and performing various building crafts activities; perform simple and power grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation; hear, see, and smell with sufficient acuity to identify building maintenance issues and provide service and repair; distinguish colors and shades of colors used in paints, wiring, lights, and identification labels; speak, use telephone, write, and use keyboard to communicate; lift very heavy weight.
• Perform heavy and continuous physical labor in a safe and effective manner.
• Train, assign, and monitor the work of assigned staff.
• Make accurate estimates of materials, work hours, and costs required in assigned repair and maintenance projects.
• Use various equipment, hand tools, and power tools, including a light truck, forklift, hydraulic lift, backhoe, tractor, dump truck, hand cart, jackhammer, sand blaster, cutter, grinder, welder, torch, router, skill saw, jackhammer, hammer, screwdriver, saw, wrench, pliers, paint brush, sledgehammer, pick, and shovel.
• Use specialized tools and equipment applicable to specific area of crafts and/or mechanical assignment. 
• Perform the more complex building crafts duties.
• Perform minor service, repair, and adjustment of various mechanical and electrical building crafts equipment and tools, including building automation systems. 
• Remain current with technology associated with building maintenance automation and control.
• Act quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
• Interact fairly and courteously with others.
• Work assigned shift, including weekends, holidays, and odd or irregular hours; be subject to emergency call-out and work unusual and prolonged work schedules; work multiple or mandatory shifts during emergencies, seasonally caused circumstances, or special projects.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Work with various cultural and ethnic groups in a tactful and effective manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

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