Trades Generalist SG-12

Location: Morrisville, NY Category: Civil Service and Support Staff Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Wed Sep 16 2026 Job Description:

Campus Title: SG-12 Trades Generalist

Budget Title: SG-12 Trades Generalist

Unit: CSEA-OSU

Professional Rank and Salary Range: SG-12; $52,694

Duration: Calendar Year (12-month schedule)

Shift: Days 7:00 a.m - 3:30 p.m.; emergency/after-hours work that falls within title

Brief Description of Duties:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operates machine tools, including lathes, shapers, milling machines, metal cutting saws, planers, and radial drill presses to manufacture metal items such as large bushings, special bolts and cutting keyways.

• Cuts, welds, and brazes a variety of metal materials and equipment. Manufactures standard items of sheet metalware such as pails, dippers, and garbage cans. Assists in maintaining and erecting signs.

• Performs skilled carpentry activities including repairing doors, windows, window sashes, storm windows, stairs, railings, furniture, locks, and door hardware.

• Operates shop machinery to make and assemble bookcases, shelves, tables, trenches, signs, and modular furniture.

• Loads, unloads, sets up and removes various types of furniture and office equipment by physically lifting items.

• Assist in erecting and renovating buildings and structures.

• Assists in repairing and maintaining locks by making keys, changing lock combinations, opening locks when keys are not available, installing locks, and cleaning and repairing locks.

• Assists in painting and decorating by performing interior and exterior painting not requiring fine finish or decorative treatment, staining, and finishing wood and furniture, painting equipment, installing wallpaper, and spray-painting surfaces and equipment.

• Performs semiskilled masonry repairs and installation activities such as pointing up brick and stonework, patching plaster walls, setting tiles, laying brick and stone, finishing concrete work, replacing fire brick in boilers, and operating equipment including mixers and concrete block machines.

• Snow and ice removal, via various means including shoveling and snowplowing.

• Transport furniture, materials and supplies using the box truck to and from the warehouse and vendor locations.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

Non-competitive: four years of full-time experience in a 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 skilled trades at a school, institute, or branch of the 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.

Additional Information:

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