Specialist Ii Locksmith (260 Days)

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Job Description

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Position: Specialist Ii Locksmith (260 Days)
Company: Dallas Independent School District
Job Brief
Physical demands: the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Salary Detail
$26.66 – $32.51 an hour

Experience
Work Highlights and Accomplishments is required

Qualifications
Diploma or USA equivalency~ Demonstrated ability to perform responsibilities under general supervision~ Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position~ Demonstrated skills in accurate record keeping and computer data base management, including work orders and material procurement~ Demonstrated ability to complete work orders accurately~ Maintain a valid Texas Driver’s License and driving record that meets District standards~ Must pass a Dallas ISD random drug test.

Job Detail
  • Installs or repairs single or double door emergency exit devises. Reads and interprets plans to determine emergency access exit route, assesses type of devise approved, measures door width to determine device requirement type and complete installation
  • Determines personnel access priority for duplication key orders. Identifies blank type, bevels or prepares key for duplication. Cuts key and remove burrs to finish
  • Coordinates Best lock for restrictive access/high risk or new installation lock requirements. Determines lock application, procures materials, prepares wood door surfaces and key and completes installation
  • Determines re-keying of locks by wafer or tumbler mechanism, changes depths of key cuts. finishes cutting replacement keys for all interior and exterior non-emergency exit doors
  • Installs, repairs and replaces sidebar devices for restricting access to storage areas, file cabinets and desks
  • New inside/outside door installations, bores holes with drill for strike plate and handle/lock. Inspects damages from vandalism to door device, assesses needed repairs for removal and replacement of damaged lock
  • Maintains all assigned locksmith logs, key machine and pick tools
  • Completes documentation associated for key codes, key assignments logs, and manufacturer’s key code printouts
  • Maintain inventory of assigned tools, equipment, and vehicles as assigned daily, inform supervisor of any known problems immediately and provide documentation during inspection and/or inventory of tools, equipment, and vehicle as required
  • Follow District safety guidelines, using good safety practices for operating hand and power tools and equipment as need for job completion. Wear safety equipment as assigned, at all times
  • Maintain accurate records for labor, materials, work order completion, project orders, manufacture’s technical data sheets, material safety data sheets, and other Maintenance records
  • Report observed maintenance problems that require action of other Maintenance departments
  • Communicate effectively with principals, department heads, district staff, and all other auxiliary services personnel in a professional manner in all phases necessary to locate, correct, repair, and complete each job or project
  • Employee may be required to respond to after hour/emergency callouts, be placed on an emergency call out rotation, and flex work hours to accommodate job completions
  • Comply with District policies and procedures
  • Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned
  • All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate
  • Qualifications
  • The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of this job: Accredited High School Diploma or USA equivalency
  • Demonstrated ability to perform responsibilities under general supervision
  • Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position
  • Demonstrated skills in accurate record keeping and computer data base management, including work orders and material procurement
  • Demonstrated ability to complete work orders accurately
  • Maintain a valid Texas Driver’s License and driving record that meets District standards
  • Must pass a Dallas ISD random drug test.
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made if necessary: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, move throughout the room and or facility, communicate verbally and electronically, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, ability to work overhead, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and or crawl. climb. balance, and drive. Employee may be required to work on knees from time to time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to lift or exert force of up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust and focus. Must be able to safely tolerate the elements as required for the craft. Be able to work off scaffolding and a minimum of 40-foot ladder.
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT: The environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high. Regularly exposed to such environmental conditions as moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles outdoor weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. Regularly required to travel to facilities throughout the District. Work Locations: Maintenance And Facility Services 3701 BOTHAM JEAN BOULEVARD BOX 75 Dallas 75215
  • Job: Maintenance Specialist II
  • Full-time
  • Minimum Salary: 26.66
  • Median Salary: 32.51
  • Job Posting: Nov 10, 2025