Trades Specialist (Sheet Metal)

Trades Specialist (Sheet Metal)

Job No: 496186
Department: FM&D
Local Title: Trades Specialist (Sheet Metal)
Budget Title: Trades Specialist (Sheet Metal)
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

CSEA

Job Summary:

The Department of Facilities Management and Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Trades Specialist (Sheet Metal).

Trades Specialists (Sheet Metal) perform journey-level sheet metal work and may supervise others in the repair and manufacture of articles such as steel tables, laboratory equipment, metal cabinets, and air ducts using various types of sheet metal.

Illustrative Tasks

• Repairs, manufactures and installs a variety of sheet metal ware such as air ducts, cabinets, and laboratory equipment.
• Determines the gauge and type metal necessary and dimensions of article to be made, according to specifications, plans, descriptions and instructions.
• May requisition material from storehouse.
• Marks dimensions and reference lines on metal.
• Uses shears, brakes, and bending rolls to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal.
• Shapes metals over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer.
• Solders, welds, or rivets metal together to form desired articles.
• Smooths seams, joints, and burred surfaces using files, portable grinders, or buffers.
• Inspects completed articles for conformance with instructions, plans, or diagrams.

Required Qualifications:

• Non-competitive: 4-years of full-time experience in the sheet metal trade under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program;
  • OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in sheet metal work at a school, institute, or branch of Armed Services.
• When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; 7:30am to 4:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

SG-12

Salary Range:

As per civil service guidelines

• Hiring Rate: $47,530 Base Salary plus $3,087 Location Pay (Full-Time 1.0FTE)

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu

Advertised: January 29, 2024 Eastern Standard Time
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