BRIDGE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC I 7380

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class performs skilled manual work involving the use of various bridge equipment and tools. This is beginning level bridge maintenance work. The incumbent uses physical strength and ability to perform work. Supervision is received from a Bridge Maintenance Mechanic II or Bridge Maintenance Mechanic III through inspections and oral reports. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Performs strenuous tasks in bridge maintenance; replaces or strengthens timbers; lays out, cuts, punches and drills through steel; scrapes wire brushes, and does other cleaning;

Does woodwork such as installing decking stringers, braces, handrails and headings on wooden bridges;

Rigs and erects scaffolding; works from special scaffolding over water;

Prepares surfaces for paint by use of sand blasting equipment, chisels and chipping hammers; mixes and applies red lead and heavy metallic base paint to bridge surfaces with brushes or spray gun;

Loads and unloads materials and tools and performs a variety of other semi-skilled or unskilled tasks as assigned;

Operates pumps, electric compressors, electric hammers, paving breakers and electric drills; operates saws, mechanical winches and hoists, and other tools and equipment of a similar nature as the job requires; splices wire and rope, repairs tackle, and does similar rigging work;

Does a variety of road resurfacing on bridge approaches; resurfaces road edges; cleans draining holes on bridges, and drains on right-of-way; fills expansion joints on bridges, aprons and curbings with tar; erects signs, posts and barricades where needed;

Prepares and patches concrete structures utilizing epoxy and concrete materials.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Good knowledge of the materials, equipment and repair methods commonly employed in repairing, renovating or reconstructing wooden, concrete and steel bridges; good knowledge of the hazards and necessary precautions in rigging and in working under extreme weather conditions; good knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and practices used in building of heavy timber and structural steel bridges; skill in the manipulation of ropes and equipment used in rigging; skill in the application of paint using brushes and spray guns; skill in the use of common hand tools; ability and willingness to do heavy manual work; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and one (1) year of experience in two or more trades pertinent to the maintenance and repair of bridge structures.

NOTE: Additional experience will be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

R5/11/93

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Non-Competitive