Locksmith I - Kinston, United States - Public School of North Carolina

Description

• Install, replace, open, clean, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on locks for doors, safes, hall gates, desks, file cabinets, lockers, and various other items of furniture and equipment.
• Change lock combinations, perform mechanical or computerized grand master, master, and sub master keying and rekeying.
• Make new or duplicate keys.
• Diagnoses operational problems in locks.
• Repairs or replaces worn tumblers, springs, and other parts.
• Inserts new or repaired tumblers into lock to change the combinations.
• Follows specification for the installation of complex systems.
• Makes measurements and cuts materials to exact specification for placement of locks.
• Maintenance and repair on door closure systems, including but not limited to key card systems and electromagnetic systems.
• Maintains set of master keys for the school system.
• Install, repair and maintain all major types of locks, door closures, and panic hardware systems in accordance with work orders and instructions.
• Replace broken windows and install new windows as needed
• Utilize key cutting machines, drills, saws, buffers and grinders, key gauges and locksmith tools.
• Drill plugs from locks to gain access to rooms.
• Set up cores and cylinders for any type of lockset.

• Performs other related and non-related work as required.

• Completion of High School
• Willingness to learn the locksmith trade from a qualified, trained professional
• Have a valid NC driver's license.

• Requires the ability to climb and maneuver on ladders, scaffolding, and/or tight spaces.
• Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including table saws, drills, hammers, saws, planers.
• Physical demand requirements are for medium-heavy work.

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record and be punctual

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees of this job.