Fleet Services seeks a skilled Blacksmith with Automotive or Truck experience. Main tasks will include but not limited to:
Repair of iron parts of trucks, automobiles, carts, sweepers, enclosures and other equipment.
Forge and shapes manually or by power hammer, angle irons, bridle irons, tools, automobile parts or other similar pieces of equipment.
Forge welds iron components.
Placing and heating pieces to be worked on
Wielding a sledge or ball peen hammer and handles tongs.
Looking after tools such as tongs, hammers, etc.
Is responsible for and directs the work of Blacksmith's Helpers.
Keeps records and makes reports
35 hours/Monday-Friday
All resumes are to be submitted electronically.
Current City Employees: Please log into Employee Self Service (ESS) at
https://hrb.nycaps.nycnet, follow the Careers link and search for Job ID number 562052
All other applicants: Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for Job ID
Number 562052
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Most public libraries have computers available for use. No phone calls, faxes or personal
inquiries permitted. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. For more
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1. Five years of full-time experience as a blacksmith acquired within the last fifteen years; or

2. Not less than two and one-half years of such experience acquired within the last ten years plus sufficient full-time experience as a blacksmith's helper or apprentice, or training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or vocational high school, to make up the equivalent of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of blacksmith's helper or apprentice experience or approved trade or vocational high school; or

3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2".

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.