Maintenance Mechanic
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Amarillo, TX - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Engineering Maintenance Department at the Thomas E. Creek VA Health Care System Center in Amarillo TX. Incumbent shall have responsibility for multiple trade activities relative to maintenance repair and replacement to isolate or resolve malfunction or make necessary adjustments and repairs requiring the use of a variety of trades and practices associated with electrical pipefitting and carpentry.
Electrical: Must have knowledge of the electrical trade to permit working from blueprints wiring diagrams cut-sheets manufacturers drawings and engineering drawings to plan and layout work to install and repair new and existing electrical systems controls fire alarm panels and equipment for furnishing light and power to AHUs RTUs automatic faucets package boilers automatic valves controls for kitchen equipment including disposals refrigerators freezers rational cookers fryers and ovens to include replacing ballasts tracing circuits and adding additional circuits. Disassembles equipment repairs and/or replaces parts and components cleans and reassembles. Incumbent uses a variety of tools and test equipment including wire cutters and strippers drills soldering irons ohmmeters ammeters voltmeters and various other electrical and measuring devices.
Pipefitting: Must have knowledge of pipefitting methods and techniques. Must acquire the skill thru training and previous experience as needed to install modify and repair new and existing high-pressure piping systems and equipment such as steam heating steam generation and hydraulic systems steam generators flash and expansion tanks condensate vacuum and circulating pumps and radiators. Incumbent must also have the skill needed to install equipment i.e. water heaters food service equipment pumps valves steam operated equipment electric motors condensate return systems heat exchangers chill water systems control valves automatic faucets package boilers automatic valves using accepted plumbing and mechanical trade practices.
Carpentry: Must know how to add subtract multiply divide and work with simple fractions to plan and measure material according to requirements and dimensions outlined in shop drawings architectural drawings and knowledge of the carpentry trade. Knowledge of the use of various carpentry tools and machinery such as table saws radial arm saws band saws drill pressed hammer hand saws tile cutters knives etc. will be required to make repairs as a team member of the ward zone mechanic. Incumbent must have journeyman level carpentry skills gained through experience training or a combination of both.
Incumbent will serve on an overtime required snow/ice removal team during inclement weather situations.
Work Schedule: Friday-Monday 8:00pm-6:30am
Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD01089A
Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting (45 lbs and over); Moderate carrying (15-44 pounds); Straight pulling (up to 2 hours); Pushing (up to 4 hour); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 8 hours); Standing (up to 6 hours); Crawling (up to 1 hours); Kneeling (up to 2 hours); Repeated bending (up to 4 hours); Climbing use of legs and arms; Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13 to 16; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted).The duty require considerable movement around the hospital and involves bending lifting working from ladders and scaffolding and platforms both inside and outside buildings and crawling through restrictive areas. The incumbent must occasionally lift equipment or materials weighing fifty pounds or more with proper equipment. Assignments may require incumbent to stand stoop kneel climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
Working Conditions: The incumbent is exposed to extremes of heat and cold dust dirt noise grease unpleasant smelling fumes and moisture as well as outside the normal indoor environment of the hospital. The work environment includes crawl spaces and interterrestrial spaces of the hospital. Incumbent may occasionally be exposed to disease bad weather possible electrical shock refrigerant gases flying splinters and chips and respiratory ailments. Incumbent has frequent exposure to the possibility of scrapes burns infections cuts and bruises. The incumbent will be part of a snow removal team and should expect to be called back for snow removal.
- U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
- Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge skills and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who during the influenza season work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include but are not limited to VA hospitals and associated clinics community living centers (CLCs) community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) domiciliary units Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed clinical and administrative remote and onsite paid and without compensation full- and part-time employees intermittent employees fee basis employees VA contractors researchers volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents interns fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website which can be found at Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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