Locksmith - Denver

Locksmith Position

This is a full time, in person and essential position. This position provides technical locksmith and security lock control services to all facilities served. These services include designing, upgrading, installing, maintaining, and repairing highly complex safety and security door control locking systems, and electronic door control systems.

Primary Job Duties:

• Repair of mortise, cylindrical lock, and door Hardware.
• Perform general and routine locking system maintenance functions in all Northern District Facilities. Respond to a locksmith and door system work requests phoned into the maintenance dispatch desk during normal operating and after hours.
• Meet with customers to determine what can and cannot be done within the facility to meet security and code requirements regarding door control changes.
• Repair and maintain mortise locks, keys, door closers, and panic hardware, hinges, and strike plates. Repair, maintain, and install locks, keys, and hardware assemblies on medical cabinets, drug cabinets, and interior Millwork.
• Calibrate and adjust automatic and hydraulic door actuators, closures, and fire door coordinators in accordance with NFPA and ADA guidelines.
• Install, adjust, and modify hollow wood, solid wood, hollow metal, and reinforced metal doors as required.
• Determine door and door hardware requirements per code and regulatory requirements.
• Adjust door hinges to allow doors to close properly, and adjust door closers to conform to ADA requirements.
• General repairs of key cutting machines to include adjustment and calibration of machines to cut correctly.
• Making sure work is done properly and to a high standard of excellence.
• Making sure that the proper PPE (personal protective equipment) is being used.
• Making sure that the job is performed in a journeyman-like professional manner.

Repair of Electronic Locking Systems:

• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and install all security electronic locking systems and equipment in compliance with manufacturer's recommendations, local codes, Health department, Joint Commission, and ACA standards. Including both hardware, software and cabling for electronic security door locks and control.
• Meet with customers to determine what can and cannot be done within the facility to meet security and code requirements for new construction, modifications, and during equipment breakdowns.
• Programing and troubleshooting of proximity and smart card locking systems.
• Repair and maintain specialized security locking systems which include; electronic locking solenoids, door position switches, security door alarms and related locking electronic hardware.
• Making sure work is done properly and to a high standard of excellence.
• Making sure that the job is performed in a journeyman-like professional manner.

Staff Training:

• Trains staff on uses and operations of manual and electronic locking systems.
• Equipment Evaluation
• Specify and evaluate conventional and electronic equipment used for the safety and security of our customers. To include estimates of material list and ordering of parts required for installation of equipment.
• Evaluate keying requests for compatibility in the key hierarchy.
• Perform data input into Best Keystone software to maintain lock system accuracy for all DHS facilities. Verify core pinning schemes match room locations within buildings and software databases.
• Locking protocols to maintain security status within maximum, medium, and minimum security environments. Coordinate and train locking schemes with all customers.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Duties are performed at several different sites requiring driving of State vehicles from site to site.
• Snow Removal.
• Performs other duties as assigned.