The position is located within the Engineering Service of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, Arizona and is responsible for the installation, modification, testing, inspecting, calibrating and repairs of new and existing utility, supply, and disposal systems and equipment.

Duties

Repairs a wide variety complex plumbing and piping systems such as sewage, water, oil and gas distribution systems, fire sprinkler systems, etc.; Repairs and installs faucets, sinks, drains, water closets, fountains, tubs, etc.; Interprets blueprints, sketches and building plans for usage in the installation, repair and modification of plumbing systems; Works with building plans, blueprints and sketches to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope, fall and proper operation of systems and equipment. Installs, modifies, and repairs systems by locating and tapping main lines, setting up system routes, placing and cutting route openings, placing hangers for proper level and slope; Installs, repairs, replaces tanks, fittings, valves, traps, mixing valves, fittings, and pressure valves; Exercises isolation valves on the water systems per arranged schedules; Checks the work of less skilled plumber workers to ensue that work meets accepted code, safety and trade standards; Performs preventive maintenance of domestic hot and cold water systems in patient care areas; Performs record keeping to include opening/closing work orders, input any comments about the service or repairs, document preventive maintenance reports, order parts/materials needed; Performs other directly related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Recruitment/Relocation incentives are authorized.

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, and hard to reach places. This requires standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, crawling, climbing, and to work in tiring and uncomfortable positions for prolonged periods of time. Required to lift, carry, and set up parts and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds. Will be operating in a health care environment and could frequently be in contact with staff, patients, vendors, and emergency service personnel. He/she is expected to maintain a helpful and professional attitude with all contacts. The work is usually performed both inside and outside and are usually dirty, dusty, and greasy. Work may sometimes require working outside in harsh weather. Performs duties under all types of working conditions, such as climbing stairs, ladders, scaffolding, and working from heights. This is often done in extremes of temperature, such as heat atop boilers or in cold refrigerated walk-in boxes. Occasionally, work may require repairs in areas where bad smelling fumes, noxious gases are present; and is occasionally exposed to the possibility of broken bones; and frequently exposed to the possibility of scrapes, burns, and infection. 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: Ability to do the work without more than normal supervision (Screen Out) Technical practices Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc. Measurement and layout Ability to interpret instructions, specificatio9ns, etc. (included blueprinting reading) Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment Troubleshooting 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.

Contacts

• Address Tucson VA Medical Center 3601 South Sixth Avenue Tucson, AZ 85723 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]