1    This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. 
2    The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. 
 

III.       MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

     A.  Education and Experience:

            High School graduate with vocational training in the field; minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge and experience

    Must possess a current Certificate of Proper Refrigerant Practices, Massachusetts Refrigeration Contractor’s License and Recovery from an EPA approved testing organization

    B.  Special Requirements:

•    Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles

•    Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events or the environment to detect problems or to find out when things are finished

•    Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures or materials to identify the causes of errors or other or other problems or defects

•    Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources

•    Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events

•    Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one’s own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products

•    Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles

    C.  Knowledge, Ability and Skill:
    
•    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair and maintenance

•    Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models

•    Knowledge of materials, methods and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures and buildings

•    Knowledge of all fire evacuation regulations and means of emergency egress

•    Knowledge of health and safety procedures for machinery

•    The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers.  It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.

•    The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects

•    The ability to set up and climb ladders at various heights, including extension ladders, to perform roof-top repairs of heating units

•    The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position

•    The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

•    The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions

•    The ability to manipulate weighted tools and equipment parts while on ladder

•    The ability to maneuver in small areas and crawl spaces to perform minor repairs

•    Skill in installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications

•    Skill in determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it

•    Skill in repairing machines or systems using the needed tools

•    Skill in conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected

•    Skill in performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed    

•    Skill in determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

•    Skill in identifying the nature of problems

    
    D.    Physical Qualifications:
    
•    Normal range of motion on maneuverability

•    Using one’s hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards

•    Performing physical activities that require moving one’s whole body, such as in climbing (including, ladders and stairs), lifting of objects weighing as much as 50 pounds, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling (pushing and pulling) of materials.

•    Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles)

IV.    JOB ENVIRONMENT:  

Work is performed in a correctional setting and is performed under a variety of conditions including extremes of temperature and weather conditions

V.    SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

    Works under the general supervision of the Facilities Supervisor

VI.    SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Responsible for coordination of inmate workers, outside contractors and repairmen while within the facility.