Job Description

Locksmith

Inspects, maintains, installs, adjusts, repairs, and rebuilds locks and detention hardware found in or on custody facilities, structures, equipment, doors, lockers, and furniture to ensure proper functioning.

Opens locks that cannot be opened by ordinary means and opens safes by manipulation and drilling.

Duplicates existing keys and makes new keys utilizing hand- and electrically-operated key cutting machines.

Changes key and cylinder combinations in accordance with changes in the master key system.

Establishes, expands, and modifies master key coding systems.

Issues keys and locks and keeps related distribution records.

Operates machine tools such as drill presses, grinders, and buffers in the fabrication and modification of lock and panic hardware parts.

Changes safe combinations and repairs and rebuilds safe locking mechanisms.

Inspects, maintains, adjusts, and repairs panic hardware and related door closing and locking devices to ensure proper functioning in emergencies.

Interacts in person, telephonically, and via electronic messaging with coworkers in sharing work information, ordering parts and supplies, advising of work progress, and coordinating assistance needed for the completion of work orders.

Drives a motor vehicle to satellite locations to address security concerns and perform periodic inspection and maintenance on locking devices.

Requirements to qualify:

Option I: Four years experience in the installation, maintenance and repair of mechanical and combination locking devices and the maintenance of master key systems, one year of which MUST have been working within a journey-level capacity*.

Option II: Completion of a recognized** locksmith apprentice training program of at least three years duration.

A valid California Class C Driver License*** is required to perform job-related essential functions. Candidates offered these positions would be required to show proof of a valid California Class C Driver License prior to appointment. Out-of-state applicants must have a valid license from the state in which they reside at the time of filing. Out-of-State applicants will be required to obtain a California Class C Driver License prior to appointment.

Physical Class III – Moderate: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

Journey-level experience applies to a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision.

To qualify under Option II, applicants MUST include a photocopy of their certificate of completion of a recognized apprenticeship program at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of application filing. Please submit documentation to sheriffexamsunit@lasd.org and indicate your name, the exam title and the exam number. Failure to provide the required documentation will result in application rejection.

Apprenticeship training programs must be recognized by a national, global, or regional accrediting agency, the California State Department of Education, the California State Department of Labor-Vision of Apprenticeship Standards, or the Council for Private Post secondary, and Vocational Education.

As part of this application process, applicants will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire. The questionnaire contains a pre-investigative questionnaire which will be implemented as part of the background investigation process to ensure applicants meet the standards set forth by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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