Position Type:
Maintenance/Crafts/Trades/Mechanical/Welding Specialist

Date Posted:
8/7/2019

Location:
MAINTENANCE

Date Available:
ASAP

Closing Date:
8/25/19


Bargaining Unit: MAINTENANCE
Work Year: 12 months
Work Day: 10 hours per day/4 days per week
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: M-8, $25.53 - $29.34 per hour, DOE

Job Summary
The Mechanical/Welding Specialist is responsible for the maintenance of mechanical equipment and welding within Anchorage School District facilities and reports to a department lead. The location of the work station is subject to contract language concerning shift location/bids. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements
The following are required:

1. A high school diploma or equivalent.Must possess a current certified structural welder certificate.Minimum of four years of experience within the past six years in mechanical systems such as sheet metal, welding, and machine shop. Work experience must evidence ability to perform such tasks.Knowledge of standard mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, wood and metal shop equipment, food service equipment, printing machinery, office furniture, overhead doors, fire doors, hoists, and cranes.Extensive knowledge of equipment and materials used in the manufacture of metal products.Ability to assemble, dismantle, and repair machinery and mechanical equipment.Must obtain an Alaska class B commercial driver's license with a general knowledge test endorsement within 6 months of hire.Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

The following are preferred:

1. A journeyman sheet metal certificate.Ability to interpret and work from plans, prints, specifications, and established maintenance procedures.Ability to write reports when needed.Ability to proficiently use appropriate computer applications for assigned areas of responsibility.

Essential Job Functions

1. Installs ventilation changes as needed.Repairs shop equipment.Performs preventive maintenance as needed.Thaws frozen water lines.Lays out and bends sheet metal as required for assigned work.Orders required material for assigned work.Works within established safety procedures.Works cooperatively with others within established maintenance and safety procedures.

Physical/Mental Demands

• This position routinely requires lifting up to 50 pounds, with our without accommodations, and may require lifting over 50 pounds with assistance.This position routinely works at heights over 20 feet.

The Anchorage School District requires that applicants who are given a conditional offer of initial employment for this position must successfully pass a post offer/pre-employment physical capacities assessment before they can be placed into the position. To access the requirements for the physical capacities assessment for this position, click here: https://apps.asdk12.org/forms/uploads/Mechanical_Welding_PCT.pdf

Additionally, the employee must be able to communicate by oral and written means in an appropriate business manner and have cognitive skills to understand instructions, readily recall facts and details, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with qualified physical or mental disabilities.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, coworkers, and the public. Employees must also have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check.

The position has a retirement association with the Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) and is represented by the Teamsters Local 959 Warehouse and Maintenance Employees bargaining unit.

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.