Maintenance Worker

Summary

The position functions as a Maintenance Worker under the general supervision of the Maintenance & Operations Supervisor of John J. Pershing VAMC. Performs a variety of sub-journey level trade tasks for carpentry, painting, laboring, and motor vehicle operation duties.

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Duties

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MAJOR DUTIES Carpentry, Painting, and Facility Maintenance:

• Plans, performs layouts, repairs, replaces, and installs wood components such as furniture, siding, doors, paneling, ceiling tiles, tables, window and door frames, bulletin boards, and door jambs.
• Constructs shelving and simple frameworks. Installs and replaces simple hinges, locks, catches, and other hardware items. Performs medium-grade finish work on paneling, cabinets, doors, molding, and other wood products.
• Paints materials applied after repairs or for touch-ups on interior and exterior surfaces. Surfaces are sanded, scraped, textured, spackled, and puttied. Applies finishes such as paint, varnish, lacquer, shellac, epoxy, resin, plaster, and Teflon to wood, metal, glass, synthetic, and concrete surfaces, ensuring no skips, runs, or drips.
• Uses brushes, rollers, spray guns, cutting-in, and dip and-overflow techniques. Matches texture and paint color to existing surfaces.
• Maintains and fabricates structures, facilities, and equipment to support medical center operations.
• Manages storage areas, roads, facilities, and signage. Demolishes, relocates, and removes buildings and facilities from the main campus and storage areas.
• Completes internal facility projects, special construction projects, and upgrades. Sets forms, mixes, and pours concrete. Restocks and cleans storage areas as part of general maintenance duties.

Laborer and Grounds Maintenance:

• Performs duties as a laborer in direct support of the supervisor, facility planner, and other trades and crafts employees engaged in maintenance-related activities.
• Performs a variety of labor tasks, such as grounds maintenance, trash collection, monitoring grounds, washing, cleaning, and similar tasks, which typically require only hand tools and are less physically demanding.
• Performs grading and sloping and occasionally breaks up pavement and concrete. Individually or as a team member, performs one or a combination of manual labor tasks in support of facility grounds maintenance activities (e.g., seeding, liming, fertilizing, installing, and removing signs, etc.).
• Performs grounds maintenance on grades or slopes; digs ditches and trenches with picks and shovels where dirt is hard and compact. Clears sidewalks using large, industrial-type, powered snow blowers and shovels.
• Operates, controls, and maintains push mowers, simple riding-type mowers, large industrial zero-turn mowers, walking-type power mowers, large, complex riding mowers, and specialized mowing equipment.
• Mowing equipment may range from cutting decks with mechanical controls and limited, adjustable, fixed, or floating cutting decks to mowing equipment with multiple, independently controlled cutting decks, including single-function performance and components controlled independently through various hydraulic and/or mechanical devices.
• Operates hand and powered tools in difficult working conditions (e.g., heavy brush areas, steep slopes, and grades). Performs routine preventive maintenance on tools and equipment.
• Cuts trees and brush using axes, weed eaters, and chainsaws.

Motor Vehicle Operation:

• Operates pickups, light vehicles, and box/van trucks weighing up to 26,000 lbs. to transport work materials between work areas on campus and clinics.
• Uses hydraulic controls to adjust the truck bed for loading, unloading, relocating, and moving items such as furniture, heavy boxes, bulky supplies, equipment, office supplies, tools, and materials.
• Transports these items to and from storage, trucks, and worksites to support internal moves within the facility.
• Utilizes various types of moving equipment, including dollies and carts designed for furniture and appliance relocation. Straps down and secures loads for transit.
• Operates motor vehicles via assignment or established schedule over public roads at highway speeds to transport loads.

Work Schedule: Full-Time Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Worker/PD10505A

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• 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, driver's 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.

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

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.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Position requires exerting heavy physical effort in frequently lifting, carrying, and moving facility maintenance equipment, supplies, furniture, and other items weighing over 23 kilograms (50 pounds). Work involves continuous walking, bending, moving, and reaching. Works outside in all kinds of weather and temperature extremes, and inside in areas that may be dusty, drafty, dirty, and noisy. Employee is frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts, bruises, muscle strains, sprains, and to occasional chance of serious injury (e.g., broken bones, back injury, etc.). Special care must be exercised to avoid serious injury while using powered tools and equipment. Employee must follow established safety procedures and use appropriate protective clothing and/or equipment to minimize hazards in the work area. Some work sites are remote and have no facilities. The equipment, tools, and tasks involved at this level frequently require extreme care and use of safety gloves, ear plugs, safety glasses, or respirators, to avoid severe injuries.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

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.

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 OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at

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. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's 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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