STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: MASON
Class Code: 6100-14
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 5-2-5
Date of Last Revision: 12/28/01
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform skilled trades work in the
masonry field involving the installation, repair and renovation of state
facilities.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Smoothes and finishes
surfaces of poured concrete floors, walks, sidewalks or curbs to specified
textures.
·
Operates hand and
electrical tools such as plumb bobs, levels, templates, electrical drills, air
compressors and/or jackhammers.
·
Tapes and finishes
dry walls.
·
Repairs or builds to
specifications block or brick walls and other projects.
·
Repairs and replaces
ceramic and resilient and/or ceramic tiles.
·
Drills and/or opens
walls for plumbers and electricians.
·
Supervises helpers,
laborers or apprentices upon assignment while performing similar or related
work.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an adverse working environment containing a combination of
disagreeable elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity
for completing work assignments.
This level includes work-related accidents or assault.
Physical Demands: Requires medium to heavy work,
including continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting or
climbing.
Communication: Requires obtaining and exchanging
information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to
questions from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or
its equivalent, plus completion of standard apprenticeship training as a mason.
Experience: Two years' experience as a skilled
brick mason or plasterer.
License/Certification: Certification of completion of
apprenticeship training as a mason.
Possession of a valid New Hampshire driver's license and/or have access
to transportation for statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of and ability to properly
mix cement using hoe or concrete mixing machine. Ability to determine vertical and horizontal lines and
courses using a blumb bob, gauge line and level. Ability to mold expansion joints and edges using ending
tools, jointers and straight edgers.
Ability to operate machines to smooth concrete surfaces. Ability to measure distances from
reference points and mark guidelines on wooden surfaces to layout work. Ability to read blueprints, calculate
angles and courses, for building walls, arches, corners and bottoms. Ability to establish and maintain
harmonious working relationships with associates. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to
assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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