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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Penn State is searching for a full time Locksmith - Hardware Maintenance Worker - Grade 5 to join the team. Duties include:

 

Perform operations in shop and campus buildings

• Diagnose problems of jammed locks and other lock and hardware problems, utilizing standard procedures if available or using own initiative as necessary
• Dismantle locks, repair and replace springs, pins, various parts on various types of doors and equipment; perform required repair and maintenance operations on automobile locks and ignition switches
• Use a variety of small hand tools
• Recombinate locks following established procedure or developing new combinations as necessary
• Answer emergency calls to open locks, remove broken keys, remove foreign objects, relieve stuck locks, open safes, lubricate using graphite, etc.
• Operate electric or manual key cutting or stamping machines to produce new or duplicate keys
• Dismantle door checks, diagnose trouble and determine extent of repairs needed; replace and fit worn or broken parts; rebuild door checks if necessary; adjust and align various hardware on doors as necessary; perform necessary alterations to doors to accommodate new type hardware, often involving carpentry work; replace hydraulic fluid when required
• Occasionally fabricate springs or other parts for locks or other items of equipment
• Perform a variety of operations to service, maintain, repair, replace, ease, or adjust windows and doors in buildings
• Repair, replace or install various accessories and rest room dispensers including locks and fittings
• Maintain workshop and shop area in a clean and orderly manner
• Detect and report unusual conditions to Group Leader
• Perform other duties related or similar to the type described above

Job Requirements: Requires the use of some shop mathematics together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, tables and various types of precision measuring instruments and the training generally applicable in a particular of specialized occupation. Equivalent to 1 to 3 years applied trades training. Over 1 up to and including 3 years of effective experience.

Work Schedule: 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Days Off: Saturday, Sunday

 

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE

1 to 3 years of effective experience 

 

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

None

 

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. This position requires that you operate a motor vehicle as a part of your job duties. A valid driver’s license and successful completion of a