General Construction Mechanic 'B'

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 198,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

Job Summary

Entry level work performing carpentry work; constructing, maintaining, altering, and repairing school facilities and equipment; locksmith work installing, altering, and repairing locks on School District doors, equipment and facilities; installation, cutting, repair and replacement of window shades. Works in the installation and repair of wood and modular office systems at various school locations. Employee does refinishing and renovating of school furniture and equipment; works in the repair and maintenance of indoor gymnasium equipment throughout the School District; installation and repair of a variety of floor coverings for the schools and offices of the School District.

Essential Functions

• Performs skilled duties involving rough and finished carpentry with some blueprint and diagram reading.
• • Replaces damaged sections of doors and frames, sashes and frames; repairs and replaces locks, indoor hand rails, wooden stands in athletic fields, wooden garage doors, protective screens, wood fencing, flooring, etc.
• • Installs or removes partitions, blackboards, bulletin boards, mail boxes, lumber racks, soap dispensers, paper towel holders (as part of renovations or new construction), shelving, fire extinguishers, etc.
• • Installs panic bolts on fire tower doors.
• • Prepares materials for carpentry jobs by performing cutting, joining or molding on lumber, cork or other materials.
• • Repairs sagging ceilings, gymnasium stands and eases sticking doors.
• • Installs ceilings for new installations and renovations, including grids and tiles; replaces ceilings under terms and conditions.
• • Oversees the loading and unloading of carpentry trucks; instructs loading personnel in the handling of all power machinery.
• • Performs tasks on power machinery such as swingsaws, planers, sanders, molders, band saws, drill presses, grinders, etc.
• • Repairs and replaces all types of locks including file cabinets, desks and locks; inserts new tumblers to change combinations.
• • Performs keying and rekeying; sets cylinders using codes and code machines; selects key blanks, cuts keys, fit keys to locks; makes master keys.
• • Performs work on power machinery, such as key cutting machines, drill press and grinder.
• • Cuts, installs and repairs all types of window shades and draperies.
• • Repairs and installs floors with damaged or worn tiles and in new locations where floor coverings are required.
• • Planes, sands and fills floors in order to obtain level surfaces.
• • Adjusts and repairs door latches.
• • Oversees the work of trainees in the trade.
• • May estimate, order and transport necessary materials and equipment to complete work order(s) at assigned location.

Other Functions

• Performs incidental work as required.