Job Description

Overview

The Trades Generalist at Blaisdell ATC will perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance, repair, installation, and construction tasks under supervision. The role involves working independently on various trades including mechanical, building, and electrical work, contributing to the maintenance of facilities and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance, repair, installation, and construction tasks.
  • Conduct minor plumbing and electrical work.
  • Carry out general carpentry duties including installation and maintenance of walls, ceilings, cabinets, doors, windows, flooring, and insulation.
  • Perform general masonry work including patching holes with concrete and applying ceramic tiles.
  • Plan and lay out construction, repair, and maintenance projects and coordinate with outside agencies.
  • Inspect and maintain all equipment and furniture.
  • Handle painting and spackling tasks.
  • Operate and maintain emergency mechanisms including the fire suppression system and fire alarm system.
  • May coordinate and supervise subordinate maintenance staff and/or outside contractors.
  • Serve as the liaison for major repairs and renovations involving mechanical systems.
  • Prepare pertinent records and reports as required.
  • Perform environmental safety rounds.
  • Manage storerooms and inventories.
  • Manage receiving and storing of all deliveries.
  • Coordinate with OMH for all repairs and complete work orders.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Four years of full-time experience in a trade under a skilled tradesperson or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
  • Candidates must possess a valid New York State driver's license when required to operate motor vehicles.
  • Demonstrates computer literacy and the ability to read and understand written and oral instructions.

Additional Information

  • The salary range is $52,694 - $64,321 plus $4,150 Location Pay.
  • Promotion salaries are calculated in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law and negotiated union contracts.
  • OASAS Addiction Treatment Centers are Tobacco Free Facilities.
  • OASAS encourages individuals with lived substance use and/or gambling experience to apply.

How this job compares in Orangeburg, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $28–$42/hr across 109 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Orangeburg, NY

Orangeburg, 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 165 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.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (16), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (8), and Veterans Health Administration (5). 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 Bronx at $43/hr, New York at $40/hr, and Brooklyn at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Orangeburg, NY

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 - Blaisdell ATC figures were last recalculated when this page was built.