Reference #: 4517162 THE POSITION Do you enjoy working with your hands to maintain and fix buildings, grounds, and equipment? Are you interested in history? If so, we have the job for you!

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is looking for an energetic, journey-level trades person to provide grounds keeping as well as building maintenance, custodial and repair services at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth's busiest and most high-profile museum. Through the maintenance and repair of this multifaceted complex, you can be part of ensuring that current and future generations can enjoy a beautiful and historically rich site in the Commonwealth of PA. Apply today! DESCRIPTION OF WORK Located in Strasburg, PA, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a large complex that preserves and interprets Pennsylvania's rich railroading history for over 100,000 visitors each year, using a world-class collection of more than 100 locomotives and railroad cars, as well as a collection of more than half a million photographic images and documents and nearly 20,000 smaller artifacts.

As a steward of the Commonwealth's rich railroading history you will be called upon to exercise your carpentry, construction, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and grounds keeping skills on a daily basis. You will also help to ensure that the site is clean, presentable, and ready to be enjoyed by the tens of thousands of guests who visit each year.

In this position, you will support site operations by ensuring building systems and equipment are functioning properly, by assisting with set-up and tear-down for special programs and events, and by responding to after-hours alarms. Additionally, this position will offer you the opportunity to assist with the preservation of historic locomotives, railcars and related equipment and to learn or expand your knowledge of fire and security systems and their monitoring.

A candidate with a well-rounded background in equipment operation and maintenance as well as the plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, electrical, and welding trades will find job fulfillment and room to grow in this position.

Additional details regarding the duties of this position may be found in theposition description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full-time employment. Work hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch. Occasional evening, weekend & holiday work for special events and operational needs will be required. This position responds to after-hours alarms. Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.   REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: Two years of experience as a Maintenance Repairman 1; or Four years of experience in building and plant maintenance work, which has involved at least two of the building, electrical, or mechanical trades; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the Required Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities.

Necessary Special Requirement: You must possess a valid Pennsylvania Class C Driver's License.

Additional Requirements: You must have experience operating and maintaining seasonal grounds maintenance equipment such as trucks, utility vehicles, lawn mowers, plows, forklifts, aerial scissor lifts, hand tools, and power tools. You must have experience maintaining exterior landscapes such as grounds keeping, snow removal, and completing routine building repairs involving but not limited to plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems. You must have experience performing skilled and heavy manual labor indoors and outdoors. You must have experience communicating effectively orally and in writing. You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Q alifications (not required): Willing to have weekends as part of your primary work schedule. Experience in building and plant maintenance work, which has involved at least two of the following trades, building, electrical, or mechanical. Experience in each of the following areas: minor carpentry, construction, and metalworking projects using hand and power tools. welding and brazing metals by use of arc and acetylene welders, and erecting steel for handling minor building repairs and helping with restoration projects. routine electrical maintenance and repairs. routine plumbing maintenance and repairs. Experience relating to the management of a multifaceted HVAC and Fire and Security system that utilizes automated building control systems, boiler heating system, the air handling system, the air conditioning & humidification system, and the fire suppression sprinkler system. Experience working with blueprints. Experience working with volunteers.

Legal Requirements: This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law. Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply: Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted. Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.