The following rules shall govern the
application and interpret the intent of job descriptions and will be followed
when job descriptions are revised or added:
1. The Determining Duties and Responsibilities
are those elements of the job which distinguish it from higher or lower-graded
work. Performance of Associated or
Incidental Duties and Responsibilities alone is not sufficient to determine a classification. It is intended that such associated or
incidental duties shall not be distinguishing elements or determinants of a
level of difficulty but are stated either for descriptive purposes or because
they are integral and necessary parts of the job.
2. When
an employee is temporarily assigned to work falling in a higher labor grade
than his/her regular job, he/she shall be paid at the higher rate for each day
or major fraction (more than one-half) thereof that he/she remains so
assigned. This rule is not intended to
permit regular assignment for less than a major fraction of a day to a
higher-graded job without payment for that job.
3. When
paragraphs under Determining Duties and Responsibilities are numbered 1, 2, 3,
etc., each paragraph is considered an alternative requirement.
4. An
employee normally will perform some of the work of higher-rated jobs and some
of the work of lower-rated jobs in the performance of his/her work
assignment. The normal duties of any
employee may include:
a. Assistance
to others, including demonstration of work to be performed and explanation of
work area procedures. This does not
imply that the employee providing the assistance is responsible for the
quantity or quality of work of the employee being assisted.
b. The
use of proper hand and power tools and special shop equipment required to
facilitate the work assignment.
c. The
submission of his/her completed work assignment or any portion thereof to
inspection.
d. The
reporting of any job handicaps such as errors in materials, assembly
procedures, tools, etc., in accordance with shop procedure outlined by
supervisor.
5. Work
assignments shall be in accordance with established job descriptions. This shall not restrict the right of the
Company to alter work functions or to formulate new job procedures and begin
work thereon in accordance with Article 13 - Labor Grades - Identification and
Application Of. The Company shall have
the right to make work assignments and require the employees to comply with
such assignments. This shall not prevent
the employees and/or the
6. An
employee is required to perform the work operations and duties described in or
appraised as being covered by his/her job description with only a normal amount
of guidance.
7. Webster's
New International Dictionary, Third Edition Unabridged, by G. & C. Merriam
Company and the Glossary of Terms and Phrases will be used to establish the
meaning of words and phrases used in the job description.
By:___________________________ By:_________________________
Date: _________________________ Date:_______________________