Salary: $25.80 - $29.67 Hourly Location : Hobbs, NM Job Type: Full Time NonExempt Job Number: 202400915 Department: GENERAL SERVICES Opening Date: 08/28/2024 Description Performs skilled work in the maintenance, repair, alteration and remodeling of buildings, offices and other City facilities. Essential Duties Performs carpentry, masonry, and other construction work on minor and major City development projects such as facility renovation/repairs or additions. Determines appropriate work methods, tools and materials for maintenance and repair activities ensuring compliance with building code and that proper operational and safety guidelines and procedures are followed. Repairs or constructs articles and structures of wood and metal, such as room additions, partitions, counters, desks, chairs, cabinets, countertops, tables, fences, wood framing and metal stud framing, steel structures, and assembles pre-fabricated structures. Installs and/or repairs shingles or metal roofs; installs drop-in ceilings and acoustical ceiling work. Hangs and installs wallpaper. Installs windows and sashes, doors, floors, carpet, and walls. Installs drywall to include sheet rock, taping and bedding, texturing and painting. Assists in installing concrete walkways including building forms, pouring and finishing concrete, and installing or repairing concrete structures, curbs, footers and walls, block walls, and fence installation. Provides assistance to City electricians and plumbers as needed. Operates and maintains equipment and machinery used in construction such as a nail gun, air compressor, table saw, miter saw, routers, jig saw, bobcat, backhoe, polecat, dump truck, forklift, transit, curb machine, jackhammer, concrete saw, welder and torches, hand tools, powers tools and pneumatic tools on a regular basis. The duties listed above 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. NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned. Minimum Qualifications This position is subject to the City of Hobbs' Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes one or more of the following: pre-employment testing, post accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience: Graduation from high school or GED equivalent preferred. Three (3) years of skilled level experience in building maintenance and repair work required. Two (2) years working for a licensed contractor preferred. Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Considerable knowledge of equipment, materials and supplies used in general building maintenance and construction and related facilities. Knowledge of carpentry, electrical, concrete, floor finishing and painting practices. Ability to read schematics, blue prints or work from sketches. Ability to utilize a transit to shoot grades. Ability to learn building codes. Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing. Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all City department personnel and general public. LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS Valid state issued driver's license. Physical Demands & Work Environment PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear, and reach with hands and arms from a standing position. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, kneel and use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pound and occasionally lift and/or move heavy objects up to 100 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and equipment and outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to adverse weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is loud.
- The City of Hobbs will provide 80% to 90% Heath Insurance Coverage from Single to Family coverage.
- Employees are eligible for 100% short-term disability coverage provided by the City of Hobbs.
- Employer PERA contributions 14.8% for general, 28.775% for HPD, 30.9% for HFD.
- CDL pay - $6,000 per year (if applicable).
- PTO accruals start at 12 hours per month (144 hours per year) and progressively increase based on years of service to 20 hours per month (240 hours per year) at year 21.
- Bilingual Pay - $1,500 dollar incentive per year upon completion of yearly proficiency test.
- Education Incentive - ($1,000, $4,000, $6,000 dollars - Associates, Bachelor's, Masters; degree must be relevant to position and above the current minimum requirements of the held position).
- Longevity Pay - Begins at the completion of 10 years of service. Gradually increased.
- Retention Incentive - $600 incentive yearly with years 1-9 of completed service
- 13 Paid Holidays.
- Bereavement Leave - 5 days per calendar year per personnel rules guidelines.
- Military Leave - (120 hours per year for general, 183.75 per year for HPD, 360 hours per year for HFD).
01 How many years of experience do you have in building maintenance and repair work? Please list the name of the employer where you received the experience. 02 Do you have any experience working for a licensed contractor? If no , write no in the lines provided. If yes , write yes and how many years of experience. Required Question