This position is considered safety sensitive. Applicants for positions defined as safety sensitive are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and, subsequent to commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal DOT alcohol and controlled substances testing program protocols. 

At King County Metro Transit we believe:
Our diverse culture encompasses unique perspectives, knowledge, skills and abilities, and the rich dimensions of their unique identity that each member of the Metro community brings to
work

Transit Sheet Metal Worker Lead Role 
The responsibilities of this classification include assigning and coordinating the work of sheet metal workers and performing the full range of responsibilities identified in the Transit Sheet Metal Worker classification. 

The Vehicle Maintenance section operates three shifts (day, swing and graveyard) seven days a week at various locations throughout King County. Openings may occur on all shifts. Swing and graveyard shift employees receive a shift differential. Employees work a 40 hour per week schedule with two consecutive days off, but not necessarily Saturday and Sunday. Work schedules and locations are based on a seniority system, which occurs three times a year. Graveyard and/or swing shift vacancies will be the most likely openings. 

Who may apply: This represented position is open only to Transit Division employees who have completed two years of current, full-time journey level service at Metro within the classification to be led (overtime hours not applied) as of the closing date of this job announcement. This recruitment will be used to fill one current vacancy and may be used to establish an eligibility list to fill future vacancies that may occur over the next twelve months.

Forms and materials required: Applicants for this position are required to submit the complete online application form and answers to the attached supplemental questions. 

Work location: Assignment may be to any one of the Vehicle Maintenance Base locations. 
Work schedule: This position is not exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is overtime eligible. 

For more Information please contact:
Jessica Mango
Human Resources Analyst
Jmango@kingcounty.gov
 

Physical Requirements: The job requires considerable physical skill and sustained periods of physical effort. Frequent lifting or carrying of welding and cutting tools weighing up to 20 pounds is required. Lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance is also required. 

SELECTION PROCESS: 
There are four (4) parts to the process. 

Part I: A record review will be completed only on applicants who demonstrate their competitiveness by meeting the minimum qualifications as described above. the record review will be conducted based upon the work record calculations criteria described in this announcement. If you pass the record review, you will proceed to the next part of the recruitment process. Points accrued in the review will not be carried over and added to points received on the written exam (i.e. points will not be added or subtracted from the written exam results based upon the work record). 

Upon completion of a record review, the hiring authority will issue notification slips for candidates to review the results of the work record evaluation. Candidates will be asked to sign their work record calculations worksheet in the presence of the hiring authority, who will also sign it. if there are discrepancies or disagreements about the work record evaluation, they must be resolved prior to the hiring authority submitting the record review form to Transit Human Resources. 

Part II: A written exam and/or oral exam (interview) will be given to applicants who meet the work record calculation threshold requirement.  Candidates will not be allowed to bring notes or other written materials into or out of interviews or written exams.  Written exams may involve use of a computer.  

Part IV: Transit management will make the final selection of candidate(s) to be hired and/or placed on an eligibility list based on the outcome of the recruitment process. If an eligibility list is created it will remain in effect for twelve months, or until exhausted, at the discretion of the hiring authority. Final offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory reference checks and an acceptable driving record. Transit Human Resources will request all driving abstracts for employees who successfully pass reference checks. 

Work Record Calculation Criteria:

• All calculation are based on the fact that the applicant is a current, full-time journey-level Transit Vehicle Maintenance employee within the classification of Sheet Metal Worker.
• Work record calculations will be based on the employee's most recent twenty-four (24) months of full-time work history at King County Metro. For this recruitment, the period from 8/24/2017 - 8/24/2019 will be reviewed.
• Employees must have worked at least 1,200 hours in the last twelve months. For employees that may have worked less than 1,200 hours per year due to FMLA protected eave, records will be reviewed beyond twenty-four (24) months for the equivalent amount of leave time.
• Employees with an annual performance appraisal rating in the previous twenty-four (24) months lower than 3.00 (satisfactory) will not be considered for this recruitment.
• Applicants will be screened out of the selection process if the record review totals 15 or more points.
• Points will be assigned within each of the following work record categories: