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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 10/26/15

Applications Due12/07/15

Vacancy ID25405

AgencyParks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

TitleMason and Plasterer

Occupational CategorySkilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade12

Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $40172 to $49041 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? Yes

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Rockland

Street Address Palisades Parkway or Route 9W North

City Bear Mountain

StateNY

Zip Code10911

Minimum Qualifications Successful completion of a NYS two-year Mason & Plasterer Traineeship or NYS two-year masonry training program; OR successful completion of any equivalent masonry two-year training or apprenticeship program;* OR four (4) years of full-time experience in masonry under a skilled journey-level mason which would provide training equivalent to that given in an apprenticeship program. Apprenticeship training in masonry or training gained by completion of technical courses in masonry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.* Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific class room instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of C or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

Duties Description Under the direction of the Regional Maintenance Supervisor, the incumbent at this location performs journey level tasks and projects involving masonry, plaster work and stone work. Work assignments will require the incumbent to travel in park vehicles to other facilities within the Palisades Interstate Parks Region. The incumbent will plan and lay out work, including ordering materials and equipment; perform routine masonry and repairs, including finish work; perform restoration work on historic buildings and structures that will retain the original fabric. Monitor and train crews on routine masonry skills, safety practices, and supervise crews on a variety of masonry projects. The incumbent must have the ability to read blueprints and project plans as well as supply rough sketches for work to be performed and have a working knowledge of modern code compliance. Employee lays building materials such as stone, brick, concrete, cinder block and the like to construct or repair walls, partitions, utility manholes, firebrick linings in furnaces, and chimneys. Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, and sidewalks to specified texture. Tasks include the mixing or direct the mixing of concrete. Spreads concrete to specified depth and workable consistency. Be knowledgeable in application of ceramic tiles to walls, floors, and ceilings, including preparation of surfaces by removing damaged tiles. Ability to apply coats of plaster to walls and ceilings, including the preparation of surface, mixing of plaster, and application of plaster, and the erection of scaffolding if needed. Masons may be called upon to draw rough sketches or prepare plans to scale from oral or written instructions to accomplish the project, or to work from blueprints or specifications. Mason will be called upon to estimate labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary for the project. Incumbent will be asked to observe and inspect the work while in progress and when completed to insure that the job is done properly.

Additional Comments - Must possess and maintain a valid New York State driver’s license as a term and condition of employment.
- Must be qualified and or certified in Scaffold work, as a Scaffold competent person, Man lift, and Bucket lift (or obtain training and certification within probationary period).

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Larry Drennan

Telephone 845-786-2701 x 249

Fax 845-947-4386

Email Address Larry.drennan@parks.ny.gov

Address

Street Palisades Parkway or Route 9W North

City Bear Mountain, NY

State NY

Zip Code 10911

 

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