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Posting Details

Posting Details

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Institution
South Dakota State University

Working Title
Painter & Carpenter

Posting Number
CSA02193P

Department
SDSU-Facilities & Services-Bldg Maint

Physical Location of Position (City)
Brookings

Posting Text

Are you interested in carpentry, painting, and building maintenance? Do you like a variety of hands-on work? Come join the Facilities & Services Building Maintenance & Paint team! We are looking for a motivated self-starter with a desire to learn and grow their maintenance, carpentry and painting skills.

Job Responsibilities: Provides a variety of carpentry/repair services for on-going maintenance of campus buildings. Provides painting and staining service to campus. Provides carpentry services to remodel and repair projects.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• A variety of carpentry skills and general building repair skills including repairs to floors/roofs/windows/doors
• Math including geometry and fractions.
• Painting, including products and techniques, tinting, and operation of paint spraying equipment.

Skill & Ability to:

• Paint and use paint tinting equipment.
• Perform basic and customized carpentry work.
• Read and understand construction drawings.
• Work safely with various types of power and hand tools
• Demonstrate attention to detail and critical thinking.
• Work with a positive attitude, as a team player, and be willing to learn new things.
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Required License: Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications: Respirator Certification.

Comments: This position is classified as a Senior Building Maintenance Worker. South Dakota State University is a tobacco free environment. It is the policy of the university to maintain a drug-free environment and to thereby establish, promote, and maintain a safe and healthy working and learning environment for employees and students. This position is subject to the university's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy 4:14. Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.

Benefits: South Dakota State University offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee, spouse, and dependents; life insurance; long-term disability insurance; paid holidays; educational assistance; retirement plans; and a generous vacation accrual and sick day allowance.

Application Procedures: South Dakota State University accepts applications through an online employment site; to apply, visit https://YourFuture.sdbor.edu. [SE8340 - 80212]

Posting Date
10/22/2024

Closing Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

First Consideration Date
11/05/2024

Advertised Salary
starting at $19.00/hour, depending upon qualifications, plus benefits

Duration of the Term
12 months

If Other, describe duration

Appointment Percent
100

Work Hours

8am-4:30 pm M-F
Possible weekend or evening work in the event of emergencies or other on-call personnel are not available.

Typical Hours Worked Per Week

Appointment Type
Regular

Scope of Search
External (includes Internal)

If internal, define scope of search

This position requires
Valid Drivers License, Other, Weekends/Holidays

If other, please indicate

Department Description and Cultural Expectations

South Dakota State University is the state's largest, most comprehensive university with more than 200 academic programs, an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students, and over $60 million annual research expenditures.

South Dakota State University offers a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement that improve the quality of life in South Dakota, the region, the nation and the world. Its employees embrace the university's core values of being people-centered, expanding knowledge through creativity, embracing organizational and personal integrity, commitment to diversity of thought, and excellence through continuous improvement.

As the state's 1862 Morrill Act land-grant institution, the work of the university is carried out on its main resident campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre, Rapid City, Aberdeen and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across South Dakota.

SDSU was recognized as one of 54 institutions in the United States as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities in 2014. The university's total research expenditures are greater than $60 million. SDSU is the state's first High Research Activity institution as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Jackrabbits Athletics competes as a NCAA Division I member, with membership in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Summit League and the Big XII for wrestling.

Brookings is home to approximately 24,000 residents and is located 60 miles north of Sioux Falls and 200 miles west of Minneapolis. Livability.com rates Brookings as an ideal community for families, students, young professionals and retirees. It considers Brookings among the safest and most vibrant cities in South Dakota.

The Brookings Public School District educates approximately 3,300 K-12 students and ranks among the state's highest academic achieving school districts. The district includes three elementary schools, an intermediate school for fourth and fifth grade, one middle school and a high school.

The city also boasts an abundance of attractions and activities, including the Children's Museum of South Dakota, Dakota Nature Park, South Dakota Art Museum, McCrory Gardens, South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, Outdoor Adventure Center and the Brookings Summer Arts Festival.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

South Dakota State University promotes access to and opportunities for all to receive the benefit of and participate in education, research, and service and is especially interested in candidates that can contribute to this land-grant access mission. SDSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to, and SDSU prohibits discrimination on, the basis of, sex, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other status that may become protected in the offering of all educational programs and employment. Arrangements for accommodations required by disabilities can be made by emailing HR@sdstate.edu. Individuals with concerns regarding discrimination should contact: Equal Opportunity Officer/Title IX Coordinator, Human Resources, Morrill Hall 100, SDSU, Brookings, SD 57007. Phone: (605) 688-4128.

Contact Information

For additional information regarding this position or questions about the online application process, please contact SDSU Human Resources at 605-688-4128.

Working Conditions

Cognitive Requirements

Please check the appropriate response that describe the cognitive requirements for this position.
Analyzing, Comprehend, Frequent Change, Logic, Memory, Multiple Priorities, Multiple Stimuli, Pace-average, Pace-fast, Perform calculations, Reading, Reasoning, Verbal Communication

Protective Clothing/Equipment

Please check the appropriate response for this position's use of the following protective clothing or equipment.
Ear Protection (including earplugs), Eye Protection, Latex Gloves, Other, Protective Clothing, Surgical Mask

If other protection is used please identify

Hard hats, hi visibility safety vest, fall protection harness

Physical Requirements

Please designate the physical requirements of this position
Balancing, Bending, Stooping, Twisting, Carrying, Climbing Ladders, Climbing Stairs, Crawling, Crouching, Driving, Fine Finger Manipulation (keyboarding, pipefitting, bench work, etc), Grasping, Kneeling, Lifting Above Waist, Lifting Below Waist, Lifting light, Lifting moderate, Lifting heavy, Pushing/Pulling, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Squatting, Standing for sustained periods of time, Stretching, Use Both Hands, Use of Either Hand, Independently, Walking, Wrist Movement (twisting or rotating)

Describe any of the conditions selected

Sensory Requirements

Please check the appropriate response that describe the sensory requirements for this position.
Depth Perception, Near Vision, Peripheral Vision, Vision (With and without corrective lenses), Color Vision, Distant Vision, Hearing, Speaking

Working Conditions & Exposures

Working Conditions or Exposures (or potential exposures) that this position may encounter during the course of the work day.
Animal Handling, Atmospheric Contaminants (includes odors & fumes), Changes of Temperature, Chemical Hazards, Exposure to Dust, Exposure to Infectious Diseases, Exposure to Noise, Extreme Cold, Extreme Heat >100F, Extreme Weather Conditions (wind, rain, snow, humidity), Vaccination recommended due to potential occupational exposure, Vibrations, Walking/Standing on rough or uneven surfaces (gravel, rocks, etc), Walking/Standing on wood, metal or concrete, Work in confined/congested spaces (tunnels), Work in narrow aisles/passageways, Work Overhead, Working Around Machinery, Working from scaffolding and high places

Please describe, in more detail, any of the conditions checked above

work on roofs, in mechanical rooms, tunnels.

Working Environment

Check the appropriate box(es) that best describes the environment in which the primary function of the position is performed.
Animal Facility, Animal Research Farm, Athletic/Wellness Facilities, Classroom Environment, Clinical Environment, Farm or Grassland Environment, Greenhouse Environment, Lab Environment, Mechanical Facility, Office Environment, Outdoors Environment

If you have indicated Other Environment, if work tasks involve one or more of the above, or if further explanation is necessary, please use the space provided.

Supplemental Questions

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* Where did you hear about this position?

• SDBOR Employment Site
• South Dakota Department of Labor
• Employee Referral
• Department Announcement / Inside State
• Handshake
• Job Board (Indeed, Monster, ZipRecruiter) - Please specify
• Industry Conference
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• HigherEdJobs.com
• Chronicle of Higher Education
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• APLU
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• Alumni
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Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

Resume

Cover Letter

Optional Documents

Reference List