Maintenance Assistant, Roofer & Tinsmith

The Department of Facilities Management & Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full time Maintenance Assistant, Roofer & Tinsmith.

Distinguishing Characteristics 

Maintenance Assistant (Roofer and Tinsmith): non-competitive; as a semiskilled employee, performs the more routine, repetitive maintenance and repair tasks in the roofing and tinsmith trade. Incumbents may also perform journey-level activities, under supervision, or after receiving detailed instructions, to learn and perfect their skills. 

Generally, Maintenance Assistants (Roofer and Tinsmith) work under the supervision of a skilled trades or supervisory maintenance position; in turn, they may supervise Facility Operations Assistants 1 and other relatively unskilled workers in performing manual tasks involving elementary skills.

Illustrative Tasks 
 

• Repairs and maintains all types of roofs including metal, slate, tile, composition shingle, and built-up roofs. 

• Erects ladders and scaffolds to provide access to the roof. 

• Cuts roofing materials to size and punches holes in tile and slate according to specifications. 

• Aligns roofing materials and fastens with asphalt cement or nails. 

• Cuts strips of flashing and fits them into angles formed by vents, chimneys, and intersecting roof surfaces. 

• Caulks joints, flashing and brickwork to make them watertight. 

• Applies hot asphalt or tar and roofing paper to roofs. 

• Removes snow, ice and debris from roofs and roof drainage systems. 

• Paints metal areas of roofs. 

• Repairs or replaces such roof drainage system components as gutters, and down-spouts.

• Fabricates, repairs, and installs a variety of sheet metal-ware, such as heating and ventilating ducts, gutters, down-spouts, and flashing. 

• Following written instructions or blueprints, uses shears, breaks, bending tools, and welding and soldering equipment to cut, bend, straighten, and join metal in the fabrication and repair of standard sheet metal items. 

• Installs manufactured sheet metal products, using such tools and equipment as punches, electric or hand drills, welding and soldering equipment, and grinders. 

• A Maintenance Assistant (Roofer and Tinsmith) may supervise work crews of relatively unskilled workers and/or individuals for whom the State has custody or responsibility by making assignments, giving instructions, and aiding in performing tasks.