Maintenance Tinsmith

Office of the Illinois Secretary of State

Alexi Giannoulias

Job Title:         Maintenance Tinsmith
Division: Construction & Maintenance
Union:            N/A
Location:       401 S Spring St, Springfield, IL – Sangamon County
Salary:           $7,901.94 monthly
Benefits:

Attention:      Please note - to be considered for this vacancy you MUST have successfully completed of a union sponsored apprenticeship training program to qualify as a journeyman tinsmith.

Overview:

Performs journeyman tasks in the construction, installation and repair of sheet metal articles in varied applications and maintains and repairs air handling equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs general work as a tinsmith in the installation, repair and construc­tion of gutters, downspouts, ventilators, heating ducts, skylights, metal roofs and ceilings, canopies, partitions, flashings, metal cornices, valleys and ridging.
• Repair bathroom metal doors; replace metal soap dispensers, hand dryers, and paper towel dispensers.
• Maintains air handling equipment including exhaust fans; changes bushings, bearings, filters, belts, and pulleys and align motors; performs general maintenance and/or changing motors on mechanical equipment.
• Solders broken metal joints and seams.
• Testing, adjusting, and balancing of HVAC equipment to ensure equipment is in proper function.
• Installs and dismantles shelving.
• Maintains and sharpens hand tools and light metal working machinery.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Education and Experience:

Requires successful completion of a union sponsored apprenticeship training program to qualify as a journeyman tinsmith.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Requires working knowledge of the tools, materials, methods and standard practices of the trade of tinsmithing.
• Requires ability to train and direct unskilled workers.
• Requires skill in the use of tools and machines of the trade.
• Requires ability to read, interpret and work from plans, simple drawings or sketches.
• Requires willingness to travel and possession of a valid Illinois driver’s license.
• Requires the ability to lift 75 lbs. and carry 50 lbs.

Application Process: 

• Please visit to apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed .
• Preference will be given to Illinois residents in the hiring and selection process, in accordance with the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Employment Code.
• Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago Show phone number) or Springfield Show phone number).  

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.