Painter

Summary

Employee will serve as a Painter located within Facilities Building Maintenance and Construction, Maintenance and Operation section, Engineering Service, Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Healthcare System in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Please Note: This announcement has been extended until July 13, 2026. Applicants who have already applied do not need to reapply but may update their application materials during this time.

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Duties

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Duties will include but may not be limited to the following:

• Prepares various surfaces of interior and exterior components of buildings and other structures by mechanically and chemically removing old paint and rust, filling cracks, sanding, and applying fillers and base coats, includes treating surfaces with oil turpentine, or other preparations.
• Mixes, thins, blends, matches, tints, and tones coating materials. Adds pigment and/or thinners to gauge the change of color tone and drying properties, includes mixing stains, epoxies, enamels, varnishes, shellacs, lacquers, plastic paints, and other surface coating materials.
• Applies coating materials using brushes, rollers, spray guns, and other means of application and ensures surfaces have a smooth textured and decorative appearance and meet thickness and level requirements.
• Hangs, replaces, or repairs all types of walls covering and selects proper tools for hanging wall covering, includes patching, priming, sizing, sanding, and cutting and shaping designs for custom designs and patterns.
• Uses and maintains tools and equipment common to the Painter trade (e.g., trowels, knives, sanders, sponges, brushes, rollers, spray guns, graining devices, viscosity testers, gauges, compressors, and common hand and power tools.
• Applies safety rules and regulations to assure safe practices and procedures are followed.
• Maintains records and documents actions.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm. Day hours are negotiable and may be discussed during

interview.

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Pre-employment physical required
• Subject to background/security investigation
• 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, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• 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.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Do you possess a current, valid state-issued Driver's License. (Note: We may not accept pictures. Please Do Not submit a copy of your license. This requirement will be verified if interviewed.)

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF): P ossess a current Production Acceptance Certification (PAC) in Painting. Applicants possessing this certification may be ranked above applicants who do not possess the certification. NOTE: To receive credit, supporting documentation is required.

SCREEN-OUT: Ability to do the work of a Painter without more than normal supervision. Related qualifying experience includes performing painting and surface finishing work in a hospital, healthcare, commercial, industrial, maintenance, construction, or similar environment, performing surface preparation, drywall finishing and repair; mixing and applying paints and coatings; applying coatings using brushes, rollers, and spray equipment; operating hand and power tools; and following established safety procedures and regulations. NOTE: To receive credit, resume(s) must clearly detail duties you have performed to support responses provided to this questionnaire and support the responsibilities of the position.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS: Alertness, good vision and color perception, manual coordination and agility are necessary. Climbing, considerable lifting, stooping, bending, and kneeling are involved, as well as periods of sustained physical effort. Shorts periods of close concentration are required. The painters prepare and coat surfaces from ladders, scaffolds, platforms, and work in cramped and hard-to-reach places, in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lift, carry, and set up materials and equipment up to 50 pounds. Occasionally, handling heavier objects with assistance. Employee is exposed to hazards commonly encountered in this occupation from falls, harmful fumes of solvents and thinners from spraying equipment, eye irritation and strains, and exposure to toxic paints, chemicals, or other hazards that may require occupational health examinations. Exposed to all types of weather conditions. May be required to train and/or guide lower graded employees.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Construction, Structure
• Dexterity and Safety
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Materials
• Quality Ranking Factor
• Technical Practices
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Without more than normal supervision

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.

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; religious; 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Receiving 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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's 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.

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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