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Posted: January 1, 2012 (5128 days ago)

Added to FreshGovJobs: December 5, 2025 (41 days ago)

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Trades Worker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

HRD

Stale

Location

Massachusetts, 02114

Salary

Not specified

Type

Closes

Not specified

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping skilled tradespeople with everyday maintenance and repairs in areas like plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, and HVAC systems, while also taking care of tools and equipment.

Workers handle tasks such as fixing minor fixtures, replacing parts, and cleaning up job sites to keep facilities running smoothly.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in basic trades who enjoys physical work and following instructions in a team setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least 1 year of experience in related trade work
  • Ability to service and replace minor plumbing fixtures like faucets and valves
  • Skills in routine electrical repairs, such as replacing bulbs, fuses, and maintaining motors and pumps
  • Knowledge of preventive maintenance for HVAC systems, including changing filters and adjusting controls
  • Proficiency in basic carpentry using hand and power tools for tasks like building simple structures
  • Experience maintaining tools and equipment through cleaning, lubricating, and minor repairs
  • Capability to assist with installing glass, floor coverings, and scaffolding as needed

Full Job Description

Incumbents of positions in this series perform varied tasks to assist trades workers in the performance of their duties in a variety of trades (e.g., plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc.); perform routine trade related maintenance and repair; maintain machinery, equipment and tools; install glass; install and replace floor covering; and perform related work as required.


The basic purpose of this work is to perform a variety of duties to assist in plumbing, electrical, carpentry and other trade work.


Requirements

Services and/or assists in servicing, replacing minor plumbing fixtures such as faucets, washers, flushometers, valves, etc.

Maintains and makes routine repairs to electrically-powered equipment and appliances such as motors, pumps, lamps, fans, etc.

according to instructions from journeyman and equipment service manuals; and performs other electrical work not requiring a licensed electrician such as replacing light bulbs, fuses as needed.Performs preventive maintenance and makes repairs to heating, ventilating, refrigerating and air conditioning equipment according to instructions and equipment service manuals such as replacing belts on motors, changing filters, replacing bearing and cooling coils, etc.; and adjusts heating and/or air conditioning controls to maintain appropriate temperature.Maintains machinery, equipment and tools by cleaning, lubricating, greasing, oiling, etc.

to ensure their optimum working order.Assists in the construction of tables, wooden barricades, window screens, etc.

and performs other minor carpentry work using hand and power tools such as drills and saws.Installs glass in windows and doors by inserting and fastening precut glass in window sash, etc.Assists in installing and makes routine repairs to floor coverings such as tiles, linoleum and rugs as required.Assists in erecting and/or dismantling scaffolding and/or rigging used to gain access to high places.Performs related duties such as furnishing tools and materials to tradesmen during the course of a job; holding materials or tools in place while journeyman works on them; cleaning work area upon completion; operating or using soldering and/or brazing equipment; erecting and dismantling wall partitions; requisitioning supplies and maintaining records.

Qualifications

1 year of experience required in related work.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/1/2012 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/5/2025

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-massachusetts-501912