Occ. Code 7520000

PLANT UTILITIES HELPER, GRADE 6

New York State Department of Civil Service

Classification Standard

Plant Utilities Helpers assist Plant Utilities Assistants and Plant Utilities Engineers by performing a variety of relatively unskilled tasks and routine manual labor on an assigned shift in a heating and/or air-conditioning plant or in the mechanical equipment rooms of buildings.

Plant Utilities Helper positions exist in several State agencies. Most are located in the Office of General Services, the State University, and the Department of Correctional Services.

PLANT UTILITIES HELPERS: labor class; perform routine laboring activities in assisting semiskilled and skilled utility plant staff on an assigned shift. Incumbents typically function under specific instructions and are supervised by Plant Utilities Engineers or Plant Utilities Assistants.

Under direct supervision of a Plant Utilities Assistant or a Plant Utilities Engineer, Plant Utilities Helpers perform the following:

• Clean heating and utilities areas and clean and polish operating equipment.
• Clean parts and equipment that are being overhauled.
• Paint heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment and related areas.
• Assist in the routine maintenance of equipment.
• Perform specific tasks as directed in performing maintenance and repairs on mechanical and electrical equipment, steam, gas and water lines, and other related plumbing, heating or ventilation equipment.
• Lubricate machinery in the boiler, chiller, pump and mechanical equipment rooms according to schedule.
• Participate in in-service training courses and on-the-job instruction in the fundamentals of utility plant operation and engineering.
• As directed, perform specific tasks in operating utility plant equipment including heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment to learn operating procedures.
• May pick up and deliver parts.
• May assist in maintaining pools.

There are no education or experience requirements for this class. When required to operate motor vehicles, must possess a valid New York State driver’s license for the type of vehicle operated.

NOTE: Classification Standards illustrate the nature, extent and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe. Standards cannot and do not include all of the work that might be appropriately performed by a class. The minimum qualifications above are those which were required for appointment at the time the Classification Standard was written. Please contact the Division of Staffing Services for current information on minimum qualification requirements for appointment or examination.

 Date: 5/02