Light Maintainer (Electrician) (Provisional)*

Description

Job Description

Job Title: Light Maintainer

Location: Various

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Job Information

Last Date of Filing: Until Filled

Authority: New York City Transit (TA)

Department: Subway

Division/Unit: Infrastructure

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor (Lighting)

Work Location: Various

Hours of Work: Various

* This is a civil service position. Selected candidates must pass a civil service exam and be appointed from the resulting list to gain permanent status.

**Incumbents who are permanently employed in the title of Transit Electrical Helper working in Lighting Maintenance for at least one year are eligible to be promoted on a provisional basis.

Compensation

The current minimum salary for Light Maintainer is $37.16 per hour for a 40-hour week increasing to $43.72 per hour in the sixth year of service. These rates are subject to change. The benefits of this position include, but are not limited to, night and weekend salary differentials, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a comprehensive medical plan and a pension plan.

Responsibilities

Light Maintainers, under supervision, install, inspect, test, alter, maintain, and repair lighting and other electrical systems in MTA New York City Transit facilities, such as subway tunnels and elevated structures, bus depots and repair shops, subway car yards and barns, and other MTA New York City Transit buildings and structures; keep records; drive motor vehicles; and perform related work.

Some of the physical activities performed by Light Maintainers and environmental conditions they experience are: working on or near train tracks where live high voltage equipment is present; working outdoors in all weather conditions; using ladders to climb onto and off trackways; hearing warnings (bells, whistles, and vocal); working on elevated structures; driving, loading, and unloading trucks; and lifting hea...