Skilled Maintainer (40 Hour)

　　Recruitment # 240109-0427FM-001

　　Location Portland, CT

　　Date Opened 1/24/2024 2:45:00 PM

　　Salary $51,385.00* - $67,103.00/year (*New state employees start at the minimum)

　　Job Type Open to the Public

　　Close Date 2/8/2024 11:59:00 PM

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　　Introduction

　　Are you an avid woodworking enthusiast with a background in maintenance? If so, check out this incredibly unique opportunity below!

　　The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (https://portal.ct.gov/deep) , Bureau of Central Services, Engineering, Safety and Sustainability Division is recruiting for a Skilled Maintainer (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=0427FM&R1=undefined&R3=undefined) for the Portland Complex Sawmill.

　　The Portland Complex consists of an administrative building, warehouse, woodworking and sign shop, sawmill, planermill and other related buildings, and is located at the edge of the Meshomasic State Forest in Portland, Connecticut.

　　This position is full time on first shift, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM until 3:30 PM.

　　WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

　　The chance to work for a Forbes top company: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2023/Forbes-State-of-CT-Ranked) - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule;

　　Generous paid time off (vacation, sick and personal);

　　A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D. (https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2023/07/25/analysis-connecticut-state-employee-health-plan-tied-for-richest-in-us/) , along with top notch benefit offerings (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/smART/General-Employee-Benefits) ;

　　State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) for more information;

　　A comprehensive pension plan (https://osc.ct.gov/retirement/) (State Employees Retirement System Tier IV).

　　In addition, the State puts an emphasis on:

　　Providing limitless opportunities;

　　Hiring for diversity and fresh perspectives;

　　Performing meaningful work and;

　　Encouraging a healthy work/life balance (https://www.jobapscloud.com/ct/sup/EVPPDF123020.pdf) !

　　POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

　　This position is critical in assisting the DEEP Sawyer with the manufacture and distribution of wood products used by the DEEP programs including State Parks, Fisheries, Forestry, Wildlife, Boating, and others. Products include:

　　Picnic table lumber

　　Ladder type signage

　　Shield signs and their posts

　　Oak sideboards

　　Trailer decking

　　Planking

　　Stakes

　　Weir boards

　　Dimension lumber

　　Specialty items as requested

　　This position is part of the skilled sawmill team and occasionally leads lower-level employees in the operation, repair, maintenance of the Portland Complex facility including the infrastructure, equipment, and grounds.

　　ABOUT DEEP

　　The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged with conserving, improving and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in rebuilding Connecticut’s economy and creating jobs – and to fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.

　　Selection Plan

　　TO APPLY

　　In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

　　The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

　　Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.

　　All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to [email protected].

　　IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFTER YOU APPLY

　　This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

　　Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

　　Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

　　The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

　　For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from branch to branch but it does not impact your state service credit.

　　For technical questions regarding the filling of your application, please contact Benjamin Beaudry at [email protected].

　　PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

　　In a state agency this class is accountable for performing one or more tasks of a skilled nature (requiring prior experience or training, below the level of a specialized trades worker which would give the incumbent proficiency in required knowledges, skills and abilities on the first day of the job) in addition to performing lower level duties. Only complex tasks should be learned on the job. Tasks performed will be in one or several of the following areas:

　　Building and equipment maintenance (operational and remedial) including the operation of trucks of five (5) ton or greater capacity or complex motorized equipment;

　　Grounds care as a supervisor and/or specialized landscaping functions;

　　Assists Qualified Craft Workers or other higher level employees in the trades areas.

　　EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

　　See attached addendum.

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

　　Considerable knowledge of methods, tools, equipment, materials and procedures of specific trade or work area concerned;

　　Knowledge of maintenance problems and their proper handling;

　　Skills

　　manual and machine operations of trade or work area skills;

　　interpersonal skills;

　　oral and written communication skills;

　　Ability to

　　follow written and oral instructions;

　　utilize computer software.

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

　　Two (2) years of experience in one of the following areas:

　　One of the skilled trades;

　　Landscape maintenance or vegetable gardening;

　　Operation of motor trucks or large buses.

　　The experience area should reflect the needs of the position.

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

　　Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area may be substituted for the General Experience.

　　PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

　　Experience communicating both orally and in writing to internal and external stakeholders;

　　Experience managing conflict and team building;

　　Experience operating a frontend loader;

　　Experience in a stationary sawmill and industrial planermill production;

　　Experience operating trucks of 5 tons or more, loading, and securing material loads;

　　Experience following directions and working independently;

　　Experience and training performing tasks in lumber manufacturing and industrial woodworking machinery;

　　Experience and training performing tasks with equipment and machinery maintenance.

　　SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

　　Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.

　　PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

　　Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.

　　A physical examination may be required.

　　WORKING CONDITIONS

　　Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to significant levels of dust, heat, noise, extreme weather conditions and risk of injury from equipment and assaultive and/or abusive individuals.

　　The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

　　Conclusion

　　AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

　　The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

　　ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

　　As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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