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Job Description

Overview

A Trades Generalist performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance repair, installation and construction tasks in the mechanical, building and electrical trades in multiple community residences and other buildings.

Responsibilities

  • Perform carpentry duties including installations and repairs of flooring, doors, stairs, railings, and ceiling tiles.
  • Conduct minor electrical duties such as replacing receptacles, light fixtures, and circuit breakers.
  • Repair, install, and maintain plumbing fixtures and appliances including sinks, showers, baths, and dishwashers.
  • Perform painting duties including preparing surfaces, priming, and painting.
  • Conduct maintenance and preventative maintenance on mechanical equipment such as exhaust fans and generators.
  • Travel daily within the district and may require travel within NY State for special projects.

Requirements

  • Four years of full-time experience in a trade under a skilled tradesperson or equivalent training.
  • Valid New York State driver's license for operating motor vehicles.
  • Working knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the trades.
  • Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
  • Ability to train and supervise others.
  • Basic computer skills preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Starting salary reflects the Downstate adjustment.
  • Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures.
  • All OPWDD employees must maintain eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid programs.
  • Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must report to work within fourteen days.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Staten Island, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $28–$41/hr across 104 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Staten Island, NY

Staten Island, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 106 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), GTI Fabrication (3), and Veterans Health Administration (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $41/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Trades Generalist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.