LSU Health New Orleans Division of Facility Services is seeking motivated applicants for the title of Trades Apprentice.
Starting rate of pay is $16.06 per hour with an additional $1 Longevity Pay for hours worked only.
Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:
•performs limited tasks relating to plumbing, electrical, carpentry and painting trades under close direction by a skilled tradesmen in each of these disciplines as part of ongoing “on-the-job” training
•moving equipment, furniture and other items between buildings
•work orders and special events
•may assist other trades in routine inspections (plumbers, electricians, locksmiths, carpenters, sign shop and painters)
•follows all established and recommended procedures for the safe and effective operation of each piece of equipment
•reports all unsafe situations immediately to supervisor or higher authority as needed to correct the condition as quickly as possible
•properly and safely operates equipment used in daily tasks under guidance
Please list all relevant work experience and education in the "Employment History " section of your application. This is a vital step to qualifying for this position and determining the offering rate.
•This is a Civil Service Position.
•This position does not require applicants to take a Civil Service test.
•Pre-employment Drug testing, Physical, and Criminal Background check are required.
This position will require selected applicant to be in a probationary status for at least 6 months.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the following link: https://lsuhsc.peopleadmin.com/postings/17744
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Timethia Brown
LSU Health Sciences Center
HR Management Department
504.568.4835
LSU Health New Orleans is committed to leveraging diversity as an educational resource and an institutional core value. We seek candidates who will contribute to a climate where students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds have equitable access and success opportunities. As an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, we welcome all to apply without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.
NOTE:
Trades: Cabinetmaker, Carpenter, Cement Finisher, Electrician, Instrument Technician, Insulator, Locksmith, Machinist, Mechanic, Painter, Pile driver, Plasterer, Plumber, Refrigeration and HVAC Mechanics, Rigger, Roofer, Sign Painter, Operating Engineers, Sheet Metalworker, Pipefitter/Steamfitter, Upholsterer, General Mechanical Maintenance jobs and Welder.
Function of Work:
To assist a journeyman level tradesman and to learn the trade by on-the-job training or formal instruction as prescribed by the employing agency.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Close from a journeyman level tradesman or assigned instructor.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used by all agencies; statewide.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from other entry or basic maintenance jobs by the performance of work directly subordinate to skilled tradesmen with the goal of preparing the incumbent for journeyman level status.
Differs from the journeyman level because it does not independently perform journeyman work in any trade.Assists a journeyman level Trades Job in its assigned duties.
Performs limited skilled tasks under close direction of a journeyman in an on the job training program.
Participates in training as prescribed by an assigned journeyman or agency policy.