Locksmith

Job Overview

Performs duties related to the maintenance, repair, alteration, and replacement of locks and cutting of new or replacement keys.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Excellent customer service skills and initiative
• An intermediate skill level in computer proficiency and familiarity working with an integrated database
• Mathematical skills
• Project Management abilities

Salary

Min $37,918.40 annually

Mid $50,252.80 annually

Benefits

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• Generous PTO & Holiday Plan
• Health Plans
• Health Savings Account
• Dental & Vision Plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Cafeteria Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of our customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional, and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform some or all the activities described below.

• Disassembles locks and repairs or replaces worn tumblers, springs, and other parts; installs new or serviceable locks when required.
• Changes lock combinations by shortening tumblers or inserting new or repaired tumblers and rekeys locks for security purposes.
• Sets up and maintains computerized master key systems.
• Cuts new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machine.
• Unlocks doors, lockers, safes, or other equipment when keys or combinations are missing.
• Installs, repairs, and modifies electric locks, automatic door closures and emergency exit devices.
• Interprets manufacturer's instructions and diagrams.
• Requisitions and maintains replacement parts in stock to permit completion of repairs.
• Installs and repairs low voltage lock systems.
• Installs and repairs detention and institutional locks.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of locksmith methods, techniques, and tools.
• Knowledge of card access systems.
• Knowledge of low voltage electrical systems.
• Skill in the use of locksmith tools and equipment.
• Ability to use a computer and related software.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work effectively with others.

Physical Requirements

• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Category

Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Graduation from high school or possession of a GED Certificate; AND
• Two years of experience as a locksmith, OR
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above; AND
• Possession of a valid Florida Driver’s License.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.

Additional Job Requirements

A department, depending on the nature of its mission and operations, may require that employees in all or certain positions in this job classification:

• Criminal History Background Check using Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
• Level 1 and Level 2 Background screening (Ch. 435 Florida Statutes)
• Child Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect Record Check using the State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
• Sex Offender and Sexual Predator record check using the list maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)