Trades Specialist, Carpenter, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, P27064

Trades Specialist (Carpenter)

As directed, builds, repairs and installs such items as counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, windows, building framework, roofs, and trim following verbal or written instructions utilizing the tools of the carpentry trade and following standard carpentry techniques.

Carpenters may be required to work with a variety of materials in addition to wood, including but not limited to sheet metal, plastic, or aluminum.

Installs and repairs ceiling and floor tiles.

Maintains shop machinery.

May keep inventory and control of the distribution of carpentry tools and equipment and maintain such equipment.

As assigned, Carpenters supervise and instruct others in the construction and repair of structures and other items.

Minimum Qualifications :

Trades Specialist (Carpenter) - Four years of full-time experience in carpentry work 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 carpentry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Carpenter) traineeship or a two-year carpenter training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program. Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint / schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of "C" or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

Trades Specialist (Carpenter) Trainee 1 - Full-time permanent service in a position allocated at Grade 12 or below which is primarily engaged in the performance of unskilled and / or semiskilled labor and trades tasks; must be 18 years of age or older; possess a High School diploma or general equivalency diploma recognized by the New York State Education Department; and be proficient in English and math.

Trades Specialist (Carpenter) Trainee 2 - Successful completion of a 52-week probationary period as a Trades Specialist (Carpenter) Trainee 1; completion of 45 hours of technical math coursework and 15 hours of blueprint reading / schematics coursework or passage of an equivalency exam or proof of successful completion of equivalent training; 144 hours of carpentry trade specific instruction; and 2,000 hours of on-the-job training. Trainees must maintain a "C" or better average in their coursework. 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.

Additional Comments :

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including :

NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance

Access to tuition assistance programs

Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth

Paid time off 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave

NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required. This position is eligible for a Down State adjustment of $4,000.